Jack Dromey
John Eugene Joseph Dromey[1] (29 September 1948 – 7 January 2022)[2] was a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. He was Deputy General Secretary of Unite from 2003 to 2010. He also was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington from 2010 until his death.
Jack Dromey | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Shadow Minister for Immigration | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 7 January 2022 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Bambos Charalambous |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Kinnock |
| Shadow Paymaster General | |
| In office 7 January 2021 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Fleur Anderson |
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | |
| In office 12 January 2018 – 7 January 2021 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Alex Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Matt Rodda |
| Shadow Minister for Labour | |
| In office 10 October 2016 – 12 January 2018 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Laura Pidcock |
| Shadow Minister for Policing | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 27 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | David Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Lyn Brown |
| Shadow Minister for Housing | |
| In office 7 October 2010 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Lyn Brown |
| Succeeded by | Andy Sawford |
| Treasurer of the Labour Party | |
| In office 30 September 2004 – 26 September 2010 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Elsby |
| Succeeded by | Diana Holland |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 7 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Siôn Simon |
| Succeeded by | Paulette Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Eugene Joseph Dromey 29 September 1948 Brent, London, England |
| Died | 7 January 2022 (aged 73) Birmingham, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Harman (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Dromey was the Shadow Minister for Housing from 2010 until 2013, when he became the Shadow Minister for Policing. He was Shadow Minister for Labour in October 2016.[3] He was made the Shadow Minister for Pensions in 2018 until 2021.
He also was the Treasurer of the Labour Party.[4]
Dromey was married to MP Harriet Harman, former deputy leader of the Labour Party from 1982 until his death.
He was a critic of Labour and Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn.[5]
Dromey died suddenly from heart failure on 7 January 2022 at his home in Birmingham, England at the age of 73.[6]
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Dromey (right) with Frank Sharry at Chatham House in 2011
Official portrait of Jack Dromey
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References
- ↑ No. 61961. 19 June 2017. p. 11778. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61961/page/11778
- ↑ "Biography for Jack Dromey". Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ Walker, Jonathan (10 October 2016). "MP explains why he's back on Jeremy Corbyn's team after calling for his resignation". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ General Election 2010 Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Birmingham City Council
- ↑ "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Labour MP Jack Dromey dies aged 73". BBC News. 7 January 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59915300.