Dan Jarvis

Dan Jarvis
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Security
Assumed office
6 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byTom Tugendhat
Member of Parliament
for Barnsley North
Barnsley Central (2011–2024)
Assumed office
3 March 2011
Preceded byEric Illsley
Majority7,811 (21.1%)
2023–2024Security
2015–2015Foreign Affairs
2013–2015Youth Justice and Victims
2011–2013Culture
Mayor of South Yorkshire
Sheffield City Region (2018–2021)
In office
7 May 2018 – 8 May 2022
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOliver Coppard
Personal details
Born
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis

(1972-11-30) 30 November 1972 (age 51)
Nottingham, East Midlands, England
Political partyLabour Co-op
Alma materAberystwyth University (BA)
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
King's College London (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1997–2011
RankMajor
UnitParachute Regiment
Battles/warsOperation Banner
Kosovo War
Operation Telic
Operation Herrick

Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis MBE (born 30 November 1972) is a British politician and former Army officer who has served as Minister of State for Security since July 2024,[1] and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley North, formerly Barnsley Central, since 2011.[2] A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, he was Mayor of South Yorkshire, formerly Sheffield City Region, from 2018 to 2022. Jarvis served as a member of the Parachute Regiment from 1997 to 2011.

  1. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Security) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 July 2024.