Geoff Hoon

Geoff Hoon
Hoon in 2003
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byRuth Kelly
Succeeded byThe Lord Adonis
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
DeputyNick Brown
Preceded byJacqui Smith
Succeeded byNick Brown
Minister of State for Europe
In office
5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byDouglas Alexander
Succeeded byJim Murphy
In office
28 July 1999 – 11 October 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJoyce Quin
Succeeded byKeith Vaz
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
6 May 2005 – 5 May 2006
Prime MinisterTony Blair
DeputyPhil Woolas
Nigel Griffiths
Preceded byPeter Hain
Succeeded byJack Straw
Secretary of State for Defence
In office
11 October 1999 – 6 May 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byGeorge Robertson
Succeeded byJohn Reid
Minister of State for Asia, the Pacific, Middle East and North Africa
In office
9 May 1999 – 28 July 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byDerek Fatchett
Succeeded byPeter Hain
Minister of State for the Lord Chancellor's Department
In office
28 July 1998 – 9 May 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHarriet Harman (2005)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Lord Chancellor's Department
In office
6 May 1997 – 28 July 1998
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKeith Vaz
Member of Parliament
for Ashfield
In office
9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byFrank Haynes
Succeeded byGloria De Piero
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey William Hoon

(1953-12-06) 6 December 1953 (age 70)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseElaine Dumelow
Children3
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge

Geoffrey William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip.

He had previously been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Derbyshire from 1984 to 1994.


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