James Brokenshire
British Conservative party politician, MP and minister (1968–2021)
James Peter Brokenshire (8 January 1968 – 7 October 2021) was a British politician. He was Minister of State for Security at the Home Office from 2020 to 2021. He was a member of the Conservative Party. He was part of Theresa May's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2018.[2][3]
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![]() Brokenshire in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 30 April 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Theresa May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sajid Javid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Robert Jenrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Theresa May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Theresa Villiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Karen Bradley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 6 May 2010 – 7 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Derek Conway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Louie French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Hornchurch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | John Cryer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | James Peter Brokenshire[1] 8 January 1968 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 October 2021 Dartford, Kent, England | (aged 53)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Cathrine Anne Mamelok (m. 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Exeter London Guildhall University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | jamesbrokenshire |
Brokenshire was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2010 until his death.
In December 2017, Brokenshire was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer.[4] He died from the disease on 7 October 2021 at a hospital in Dartford, England at the age of 53.[5][6][7]
Notes
change- ↑ Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime and Security (2011–2014)
References
change- ↑ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11776.
- ↑ "James Brokenshire appointed Northern Ireland Secretary – PM's office". Reuters. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ "James Brokenshire: Northern Ireland Secretary resigns". BBC News. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ↑ "James Brokenshire says lung cancer diagnosis took him to 'dark places'". Sky News. 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire dies, aged 53". BBC News. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ @JBrokenshire (8 October 2021). "Statement by the Brokenshire Family" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Former Northern Ireland secretary James Brokenshire dies, aged 53". BBC News. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile Archived 2014-05-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Conservative Party website
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: James Brokenshire MP
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