Grant Shapps
British politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Grant Shapps (born 14 September 1968) is a British politician for the Conservative Party who was the Secretary of State for Defence from 31 August 2023 until 5 July 2024. He was the Home Secretary from 19 October 2022 to 25 October 2022. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield from 2005 until 2024.[1][2]
Grant Shapps | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 31 August 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Ben Wallace |
| Succeeded by | John Healey |
| 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 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Desmond Swayne |
| Succeeded by | Nick Hurd |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015 Serving with The Lord Feldman of Elstree | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| 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 | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Melanie Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Lewin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1968 Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Belinda Goldstone (m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Manchester Polytechnic (HND) |
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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