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
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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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