James Heappey

Major The Right Honourable James Heappey MP
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for the Armed Forces[a]
In office 13 February 2020 – 26 March 2024
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Succeeded by	Leo Docherty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
In office 16 December 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Succeeded by	Jeremy Quin
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office 4 August 2019 – 16 December 2019 Serving with Alex Burghart
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Andrew Bowie
Succeeded by	Trudy Harrison
Member of Parliament for Wells
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Tessa Munt
Majority	9,991 (16.2%)
Personal details
Born	(1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43) Nailsea, England, UK
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Kate Heappey
Education	University of Birmingham (BA) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	2004–2012
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment The Rifles
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War

Major James Stephen Heappey^[1] (born 30 January 1981) is a British politician and former soldier who served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2024.^[a][2] A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset since 2015.

He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2022, before being promoted to Minister of State by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2022. In September 2022, Heappey was appointed to the larger portfolio of Armed Forces and Veterans' Minister and was given the right to attend Cabinet by new Prime Minister Liz Truss. In October 2022, new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed Heappey as Minister of State for the Armed Forces, a ministerial role outside of Cabinet, and returned his responsibilities as Veterans' Minister to Johnny Mercer.

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