James Heappey

James Heappey
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for the Armed Forces[a]
In office
13 February 2020 – 26 March 2024
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Succeeded byLeo Docherty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
In office
16 December 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Succeeded byJeremy Quin
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
4 August 2019 – 16 December 2019
Serving with Alex Burghart
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAndrew Bowie
Succeeded byTrudy Harrison
Member of Parliament
for Wells
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byTessa Munt
Succeeded byTessa Munt
(Wells and Mendip Hills[b])
Personal details
Born (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43)
Nailsea, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseKate Heappey
EducationUniversity of Birmingham (BA)
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service2004–2012
RankMajor
UnitRoyal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
The Rifles
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
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Major James Stephen Heappey[3] (born 30 January 1981) is a British politician and former soldier who served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2024.[a][4] A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset from 2015 to 2024.

He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2022, before being promoted to Minister of State by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2022. In September 2022, Heappey was appointed to the larger portfolio of Armed Forces and Veterans' Minister and was given the right to attend Cabinet by new Prime Minister Liz Truss. In October 2022, new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed Heappey as Minister of State for the Armed Forces, a ministerial role outside of Cabinet, and returned his responsibilities as Veterans' Minister to Johnny Mercer.


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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "South West: New Constituency Boundaries 2023". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9125.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Defence". jamesheappey.org.uk.