Friday, June 12th 2026 - 15:50 UTC
Secretary Jarvis graduated from Aberystwyth University in International Politics and Strategic Studies before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Dan Jarvis MBE MP was appointed as UK Secretary of State for Defense on Thursday 11 June 2026, following the resignation of John Healey amid months-long dispute over military spending, and accusing Prime Minister of failing to commit the resources needed to keep the country safe from mounting threats, especially Russia.
Jarvis was previously Minister of State at the Home Office from 6 July 2024 to 11 June 2026, and Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from 6 September 2025 to 11 June 2026.
Healey, a previously loyal minister, had been locked in talks with Starmer and finance minister Rachel Reeves over how to meet the additional military spending needed, delaying Britain’s Defense Investment Plan, which was due last year.
