James Brokenshire

The Right Honourable

James Brokenshire
The Right Honourable; James Brokenshire
	Brokenshire in 2020
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
	In office; 30 April 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Sajid Javid
Succeeded by	Robert Jenrick
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Theresa Villiers
Succeeded by	Karen Bradley
Prime Minister
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State for Security
	In office; 13 February 2020 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Brandon Lewis
Succeeded by	Damian Hinds
	In office; 11 May 2011 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Baroness Neville-Jones
Succeeded by	John Hayes
Minister of State for Immigration
	In office; 8 February 2014 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Mark Harper
Succeeded by	Robert Goodwill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction
	In office; 11 May 2010 – 11 May 2011
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Alan Campbell
Succeeded by	The Baroness Browning
Member of Parliament; for Old Bexley and Sidcup
	In office; 6 May 2010 – 7 October 2021
Preceded by	Derek Conway
Succeeded by	Louie French
Member of Parliament; for Hornchurch
	In office; 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	John Cryer
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	James Peter Brokenshire; 8 January 1968; Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died	7 October 2021 (aged 53); Dartford, Kent, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Cathrine Anne Mamelok (m. 1999)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Exeter; London Guildhall University
Website	jamesbrokenshire.com

James Peter Brokenshire (8 January 1968 – 7 October 2021) was a British politician. He was Minister of State for Security at the Home Office from 2020 to 2021. He was a member of the Conservative Party. He was part of Theresa May's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2018.^[2]^[3]

Brokenshire was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2010 until his death.

In December 2017, Brokenshire was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer.^[4] He died from the disease on 7 October 2021 at a hospital in Dartford, England at the age of 53.^[5]^[6]^[7]

James Brokenshire Media

Old Bexley and Sidcup in Greater London
James Brokenshire MP
Parliamentary portrait by Chris McAndrew, 2017
Minister of State (Minister for Immigration)*James Brokenshire was appointed as Immigration Minister at the Home Office on 11 May 2015. He was previously Minister for Immigration and Security at the Home Office. He was elected the Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup in 2010.