James Brokenshire

The Right Honourable James Brokenshire
Official portrait, 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
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Security[a] In office 13 February 2020 – 7 July 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson Preceded by Brandon Lewis Succeeded by Damian Hinds In office 11 May 2011 – 14 July 2016 Serving with John Hayes (2015–16) Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by The Baroness Neville-Jones Succeeded by Ben Wallace Minister of State for Immigration In office 8 February 2014 – 14 July 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Mark Harper Succeeded by Robert Goodwill Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction In office 11 May 2010 – 11 May 2011 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Alan Campbell Succeeded by The Baroness Browning
Parliamentary offices 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 – 12 April 2010 Preceded by John Cryer Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	James Peter Brokenshire (1968-01-08)8 January 1968 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died	7 October 2021(2021-10-07) (aged 53) Dartford, Kent, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Cathrine Anne Mamelok ​ ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Exeter London Guildhall University
Website	Official website

James Peter Brokenshire (8 January 1968 – 7 October 2021) was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in Theresa May's cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2018 and then as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019. He also served as a minister at the Home Office under David Cameron and Boris Johnson. Brokenshire was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornchurch from 2005 to 2010, and for Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2010 until his death in 2021.

Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Brokenshire studied law at the University of Exeter before beginning work with a large international law firm. Deciding on a career in politics, he stood successfully as the Conservative candidate for the parliamentary constituency of Hornchurch in the 2005 general election. When his constituency was to be abolished in the boundary changes, he sought out another constituency to represent, failing to be selected in six until being selected for Old Bexley and Sidcup. He was elected MP for the seat in 2010.

In David Cameron's first government, Brokenshire was initially Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime Reduction; in May 2011, he was transferred to the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime and Security. He oversaw the closure and privatisation of the Forensic Science Service and championed the Modern Slavery Bill. He served as Minister for Security and Immigration at the Home Office from 2014 to 2016. In July 2016, he was appointed Northern Ireland Secretary in Theresa May's new cabinet. He resigned in January 2018 on health grounds and was replaced by Karen Bradley. In April 2018, he was appointed Communities Secretary, following Sajid Javid's appointment as Home Secretary as a result of Amber Rudd's resignation. In 2020 he was appointed by Boris Johnson as Minister of State for Security at the Home Office. He stepped down from this post in July 2021 due to lung cancer and died in October of the same year.

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