Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence
James Heappey MP
Biography
James Heappey was appointed as Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence on 7 July 2022.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Wells Constituency in May 2015.
Before entering politics, James served in the Army reaching the rank of Major. In a 10 year career in the Rifles, James served on operations in Kabul in 2005, Northern Ireland in 2006, Basra in 2007 and Sangin in Helmand Province in 2009. He also served in Kenya and across the United Kingdom.
James was appointed Minister for Defence Procurement on 16 December 2019, having previously served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Previous roles in government
Announcements
Subscriptions
- UK reveals Royal Navy seizure of smuggled Iranian missiles
- Minister for Armed Forces in Pakistan for two-day visit
- British Army on manoeuvres in North Macedonia
- Armed Forces Minister visits East Africa to coordinate security support for Somalia
- Speech by Armed Forces Minister at First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2022
- UK Defence Ministers host Ukrainian government to plan future military aid
- Minister for Africa and Armed Forces Minister travel to Senegal to strengthen economic and security ties in West Africa
- UK troops seize suspected Daesh weapons and detain fighters in Mali
- HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security
- Royal Navy seizes £17m of cocaine in Caribbean drug bust