Dan Jarvis

Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis is a British politician and former Army officer who has served as Secretary of State for Defence since 2026. He previously served as Minister of State for Security from 2024 to 2026. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament for Barnsley North, formerly Barnsley Central, since 2011. Born in Nottingham, Jarvis attended Rushcliffe School in West Bridgford.