John Healey

The Right Honourable

John Healey

MP
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Defence
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byGrant Shapps
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
In office
5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byMargaret Beckett
Succeeded byGrant Shapps
Junior ministerial offices
2007–2009Local Government
2005–2007Financial Secretary
2002–2005Economic Secretary
2001–2002Adult Skills
Shadow cabinet portfolios
2020–2024Defence
2015–2020Housing
2010–2011Health
2010–2010Housing
Member of Parliament
for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Wentworth and Dearne (2010–2024)
Wentworth (1997-2010)
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byPeter Hardy
Majority6,908 (20.4%)
Personal details
Born (1960-02-13) 13 February 1960 (age 64)
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
Jackie Bate
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(m. 1993)​
Children1
EducationSt Peter's School, York
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

John Healey (born 13 February 1960) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne, formerly Wentworth, since 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Secretary of State for Defence since 2024.

Healey was Minister of State for Housing and Planning in the Brown Government.[1]

Following the 2010 general election, he was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health. He stood down from the role in October 2011 and was succeeded by Andy Burnham. He also served as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing from 2016 to 2020 under Jeremy Corbyn, and worked alongside Andrew Gwynne, the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

After Labour's victory in the 2024 general election, Healey returned to government and was appointed Secretary of State for Defence by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 5 July.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "John Healey, housing minister, attacked for lauding fall in ownership". The Telegraph. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

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