Grant Shapps

The Right Honourable

Grant Shapps
Shapps wearing a suit
Official portrait, 2022
Secretary of State for Defence
In office
31 August 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byBen Wallace
Succeeded byJohn Healey
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
In office
7 February 2023 – 31 August 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byClaire Coutinho
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office
25 October 2022 – 7 February 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byJacob Rees-Mogg
Succeeded byKemi Badenoch[a]
Home Secretary
In office
19 October 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded bySuella Braverman
Succeeded bySuella Braverman
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
24 July 2019 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Grayling
Succeeded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State for International Development
In office
11 May 2015 – 28 November 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byDesmond Swayne
Succeeded byNick Hurd
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Warsi
Succeeded byThe Lord Feldman of Elstree
Minister without portfolio
In office
4 September 2012 – 11 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Warsi
Succeeded byRobert Halfon
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
In office
13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJohn Healey
Rosie Winterton
Succeeded byMark Prisk
Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning
In office
20 December 2007 – 6 May 2010
LeaderDavid Cameron
Preceded byMichael Gove
Succeeded byJohn Healey
Member of Parliament
for Welwyn Hatfield
In office
5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byMelanie Johnson
Succeeded byAndrew Lewin
Personal details
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56)
Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Belinda Goldstone
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(m. 1997)​
Children3
Alma materManchester Polytechnic (HND)
Grant Shapps's voice
Shapps's first public address as home secretary
Recorded 21 October 2022

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]

In July 2022, Shapps unsuccessfully ran to be Leader of the Conservative Party in the leadership race to replace Boris Johnson.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ As Secretary of State for Business and Trade.

References

  1. ↑ Boffey, Daniel. "Grant Shapps faces questions after 'registering private plane in the US' instead of the UK". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Gutteridge, Nick (9 July 2022). "Grant Shapps bids to become Prime Minister with pledge to boost defence spending". The Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership race and backs Rishi Sunak". Independent. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.