Dan Jarvis MBE MP
Biography
Dan Jarvis was appointed Minister of State at the Home Office on 6 July 2024.
Political career
Dan first entered Parliament as the Member for Barnsley Central in 2011 and was elected as the Member for Barnsley North in July 2024. In 2011 Dan became the first person since the Second World War to resign his commission in order to contest a parliamentary by-election.
Dan served in various shadow front bench roles between 2011 and 2015 before serving on the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy between 2017 and 2019.
In 2018, he was elected as the first Mayor of South Yorkshire. During his four-year term, he unlocked a devolution deal and led the region through Covid-19 and severe flooding.
After leaving the mayoralty, he was appointed Shadow Security Minister in September 2023.
Education and early career
Dan graduated from Aberystwyth University with a degree in International Politics and Strategic Studies before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
From Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment and subsequently deployed to Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
His service included: Platoon Commander with 1 Para, Aide-de-Camp to General Sir Mike Jackson, and Adjutant 3 Para.
On promotion to major, he worked as a staff planner in the Permanent Joint Headquarters and then at the Army’s Headquarters. He also served as a company commander in the Special Forces Support Group.
Personal life
In 2011 Dan was awarded an MBE for his service in the British Army, making him the first serving MP to be decorated for military service for a number of years.
Minister of State (Minister for Security)
The Minister’s responsibilities are:
- counter terrorism and extremism
- state threats
- cyber security and crime
- serious and organised crime
- oversight of the National Crime Agency
- anti-corruption
- economic crime (excluding fraud)