John Healey (born 13 February 1960) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, previously Wentworth and Wentworth and Dearne, since 1997.

John Healey was appointed Secretary of State for Defence on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough in July 2024. He was Shadow Housing Secretary from 2015 to...

Jul 5, 2024 · Defence Secretary John Healey is a stalwart of Labour's frontbench and has been an MP since 1997. The 65-year-old served in the Blair-Brown governments as well as the shadow cabinets of Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn before becoming Sir Keir Starmer's shadow defence secretary four years ago.

John Healey, who took over the role in July when Labour won its first election in 14 years, flew to Germany to meet allies in the shadow of dire warnings about the state of British public finances as his government prepares its inaugural budget.

John Healey. The Rt Hon John Healey is the Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Defence.

John Healey (born 13 February 1960) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne, formerly Wentworth, since 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Secretary of State for Defence since 2024.. Healey was Minister of State for Housing and Planning in the Brown Government. [1]Following the 2010 general election, he was elected to the Shadow ...

Jul 6, 2024 · John Healey has taken over from Grant Shapps, having spent four years in the shadow cabinet. In his first address to the men and women of the Armed Forces, he told them he was "more interested in results than photo opportunities".

Jul 8, 2024 · Having served as Shadow Defence Minister since 2020, John Healey has dropped the oppositional prefix as he steps up to steer the helm at the MoD. It is clear that Healey’s parliamentary career path, spanning more than 25 years, has determined his priorities in defence.

John Healey MP has welcomed government plans to help rebuild the UK’s steel sector with the launch of a new Steel Council during a visit to one of the oldest steelmakers in South [...]

Jul 8, 2024 · Within 48 hours of being appointed, new Labour Defence Secretary John Healey has travelled to Odesa and pledged new military supplies to Ukraine. He has also indicated he will expedite previously announced aid.