Dan Jarvis

Dan Jarvis
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for Security
Assumed office
6 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byTom Tugendhat
Minister of State in the Cabinet Office
Assumed office
6 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byDouglas Alexander
Member of Parliament
for Barnsley North
Barnsley Central (2011–2024)
Assumed office
3 March 2011
Preceded byEric Illsley
Majority7,811 (21.1%)
2023–2024Security
2015–2015Foreign Affairs
2013–2015Youth Justice and Victims
2011–2013Culture
Mayor of South Yorkshire
Sheffield City Region (2018–2021)
In office
7 May 2018 – 8 May 2022
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOliver Coppard
Personal details
BornDaniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis
(1972-11-30) 30 November 1972
Nottingham, England
PartyLabour Co-op
Alma materAberystwyth University (BA)
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
King's College London (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1997–2011
RankMajor
UnitParachute Regiment
Battles/warsOperation Banner
Kosovo War
Operation Telic
Operation Herrick
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Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis (born 30 November 1972) is a British politician and former Army officer who has served as Minister of State for Security since 2024, and as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office since 2025. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley North, formerly Barnsley Central, since 2011. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, he was Mayor of South Yorkshire, formerly Sheffield City Region, from 2018 to 2022. Jarvis served as an officer in the Parachute Regiment from 1997 to 2011.