Grant Shapps
British politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Grant Shapps (born 14 September 1968) is a British politician for the Conservative Party who has been the Secretary of State for Defence since 31 August 2023. He was the Home Secretary from 19 October 2022 to 25 October 2022. He has also been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield since 2005.[1][2]
Grant Shapps | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Ben Wallace |
| Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | |
| In office 7 February 2023 – 31 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Claire Coutinho |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 7 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch[a] |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 19 October 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Suella Braverman |
| Succeeded by | Suella Braverman |
| Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Chris Grayling |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
| Minister of State for International Development | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 28 November 2015 Serving with The Lord Feldman of Elstree | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Desmond Swayne |
| Succeeded by | Nick Hurd |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Warsi |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Feldman of Elstree |
| Minister without portfolio | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Warsi |
| Succeeded by | Robert Halfon |
| Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | John Healey Rosie Winterton |
| Succeeded by | Mark Prisk |
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning | |
| In office 20 December 2007 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Michael Gove |
| Succeeded by | John Healey |
| Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Melanie Johnson |
| Majority | 10,955 (21.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1968 Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Belinda Goldstone (m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
In July 2022, Shapps unsuccessfully ran to be Leader of the Conservative Party in the leadership race to replace Boris Johnson.[3][4]
Notes change
- ↑ As Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
References change
- ↑ Boffey, Daniel. "Grant Shapps faces questions after 'registering private plane in the US' instead of the UK". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Read, Jonathon (3 September 2020). "Transport secretary accused of registering private plane in US to bypass British restrictions". The New European. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ↑ Gutteridge, Nick (9 July 2022). "Grant Shapps bids to become Prime Minister with pledge to boost defence spending". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership race and backs Rishi Sunak". Independent. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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