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Grant Shapps

British politician (born 1968)Member of Parliamentfor Welwyn HatfieldIn office5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024Preceded byMelanie JohnsonSucceeded byAndrew LewinPersonal detailsBorn (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 58)Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, EnglandPartyConservativeSpouseBelinda Goldstone ​(m. 1997)​Children3EducationManchester Polytechnic (HND)SignatureShapps's first public address as home secretaryRecorded 21 October 2022Sir Grant Shapps (born 14 September 1968) is a British politician who served in various cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak between 2012 and 2024, lastly as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024.

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