John Hayes (British politician)

Sir John Hayes
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Transport
In office
16 July 2016 – 9 January 2018
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byRobert Goodwill
Succeeded byJo Johnson
In office
15 July 2014 – 8 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAndrew Jones
Minister of State for Security
In office
8 May 2015 – 15 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byJames Brokenshire
Succeeded byBen Wallace
Minister without Portfolio
Senior Parliamentary Adviser to the Prime Minister
In office
28 March 2013 – 15 July 2014
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Warsi
Succeeded byRobert Halfon
Minister of State for Energy
In office
4 September 2012 – 28 March 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byCharles Hendry
Succeeded byMichael Fallon
Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning
In office
13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byKevin Brennan
Succeeded byMatt Hancock
Member of Parliament
for South Holland and the Deepings
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority6,856 (14.9%)
Personal details
Born (1958-06-23) 23 June 1958 (age 66)[1]
Woolwich, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Susan Hopewell
(m. 1997)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham
Websitewww.johnhayes.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Sir John Henry Hayes CBE (born 23 June 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South Holland and The Deepings since 1997. He has held five ministerial positions and six shadow ministerial positions.[2] Hayes was appointed as a Privy Councillor in April 2013 and a Knight Bachelor in November 2018.[3]

Hayes is considered a social conservative,[4] economic protectionist,[5] communitarian[6] and Eurosceptic.[7] He strongly supported Britain's withdrawal from the EU and has spoken regularly about his belief in conservative ideas and philosophy.[8] Hayes is known for speaking passionately and theatrically in the House of Commons chamber[9] and has been described as a "colourful character" who is "popular and influential on the Tory right".[10][9]

  1. ^ "John Hayes web archive back up". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) – 27 September 2012
  2. ^ "MP John Hayes talks about 20 years at Westminster and says Cameron could have stayed in office". Spalding Today. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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  4. ^ "What is the Cornerstone group? Matthew Barrett profiles the socially conservative Tory backbench group | Conservative Home". Conservative Home. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ "HAYES IN THE HOUSE: Conference city has its own inspiration". Spalding Today. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ^ "John Hayes MP: To inspire we must be confident about our Conservatism | Conservative Home". Conservative Home. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ^ "John Hayes: By voting Leave, we can finally bring down the curtain on the Blair Era". Conservative Home. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ^ "John Hayes MP agrees with Sir Roger Scruton that beauty should be our principal pursuit | The Bow Group". www.bowgroup.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Tory Minister John Hayes Divides Opinion With His Incredible Speech On Transport Beauty". HuffPost UK. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Brexit baubles: Theresa May issues knighthood and Privy Council appointments ahead of crucial vote". Sky News. Retrieved 23 November 2018.