Grant Shapps
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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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Born | 14 September 1968
(aged 57) Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Belinda Goldstone
(m. 1997) | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Manchester Polytechnic (HND) | ||||||||
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In July 2022, Shapps unsuccessfully ran to be Leader of the Conservative Party in the leadership race to replace Boris Johnson.[3][4]
Grant Shapps Media
Shapps talking to primary school pupils about their visions of the future of housing in their area (July 2010)
Shapps speaking at Conservative Party conference in Central Manchester during 2011
Grant Shapps in front of A4 Mallard in National Railway Museum, announcing the formation of Great British Railways
Logo for Shapps's leadership bid
Shapps meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss following his appointment as Home Secretary, October 2022
Shapps at the Miraikan Science Museum in Tokyo as Energy Secretary, 2023
Shapps with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, January 2024
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Notes
- ↑ As Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
References
- ↑ Boffey, Daniel. "Grant Shapps faces questions after 'registering private plane in the US' instead of the UK". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/grant-shapps-private-plane-pilot-register-faa-caa-a9703401.html. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Read, Jonathon (3 September 2020). Transport secretary accused of registering private plane in US to bypass British restrictions. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-grant-shapps-private-plane-90338/. 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" (in en). Independent. 12 July 2022. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-grant-shapps-tory-leadership-b2121148.html. Retrieved 12 July 2022.