Dan Jarvis | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Security | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 21 July 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Andy Burnham | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Angela Eagle | ||||||||||||
| In office 6 July 2024 – 11 June 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tom Tugendhat | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Angela Eagle | ||||||||||||
| Minister of State in the Cabinet Office | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 21 July 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Andy Burnham | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Angela Eagle | ||||||||||||
| In office 6 September 2025 – 11 June 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Angela Eagle | ||||||||||||
| Secretary of State for Defence | |||||||||||||
| In office 11 June 2026 – 20 July 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Healey | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wes Streeting | ||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Barnsley North Barnsley Central (2011–2024) | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 3 March 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Eric Illsley | ||||||||||||
| Majority | 7,811 (21.1%) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor of South Yorkshire Sheffield City Region (2018–2021) | |||||||||||||
| In office 7 May 2018 – 8 May 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Oliver Coppard | ||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis 30 November 1972 Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Caroline (died 2010) Rachel Jarvis (m. 2013) | ||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Education | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  British Army | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Major | ||||||||||||
| Unit | Parachute Regiment | ||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner Kosovo War Operation Telic Operation Herrick | ||||||||||||
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis, MBE (born 30 November 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Minister of State for Security since 2026. He was the Secretary of State for Defence from June 2026 to July 2026.
From 1997 to 2011, he was in the Parachute Regiment, before being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley Central in a by-election in 2011.
He was elected as Mayor of the Sheffield City Region in 2018.
In June 2026, following the resignation of John Healey, Jarvis was appointed as Secretary of State for Defence by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
