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) | |
| 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. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ Walker, Jonathan. MP explains why he's back on Jeremy Corbyn's team after calling for his resignation. Birmingham Mail (10 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 (in en-GB). LabourList (21 July 2016). 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.