 He was first elected as the Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire at the 2010 general election, having been selected as his party's candidate by open primary in December 2006.Norman is the son of Sir Torquil Norman and his wife Lady Elizabeth Montagu (daughter of Victor Montagu, 10th Earl of Sandwich), the paternal grandson of Air Commodore Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Bt., and the great-grandson of Sir Henry Norman, 1st Bt.He and his children are therefore in remainder to the Norman baronetcy.