James Brokenshire

The Right Honourable James Brokenshire
Brokenshire in 2020
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
In office 30 April 2018 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Sajid Javid
Succeeded by	Robert Jenrick
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 14 July 2016 – 8 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Theresa Villiers
Succeeded by	Karen Bradley
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Security[a] In office 13 February 2020 – 7 July 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson Preceded by Brandon Lewis Succeeded by Damian Hinds In office 11 May 2011 – 14 July 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by The Baroness Neville-Jones Succeeded by John Hayes Minister of State for Immigration In office 8 February 2014 – 14 July 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Mark Harper Succeeded by Robert Goodwill Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction In office 11 May 2010 – 11 May 2011 Prime Minister David Cameron Preceded by Alan Campbell Succeeded by The Baroness Browning
Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup
In office 6 May 2010 – 7 October 2021
Preceded by	Derek Conway
Succeeded by	Louie French
Member of Parliament for Hornchurch
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	John Cryer
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	James Peter Brokenshire[1] (1968-01-08)8 January 1968 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died	7 October 2021(2021-10-07) (aged 53) Dartford, Kent, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Cathrine Anne Mamelok ​ ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Exeter London Guildhall University
Website	jamesbrokenshire.com

James Peter Brokenshire (8 January 1968 – 7 October 2021) was a British politician. He was Minister of State for Security at the Home Office from 2020 to 2021. He was a member of the Conservative Party. He was part of Theresa May's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2018.^[2][3]

Brokenshire was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2010 until his death.

In December 2017, Brokenshire was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer.^[4] He died from the disease on 7 October 2021 at a hospital in Dartford, England at the age of 53.^[5][6][7]

Notes

1. Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime and Security (2011–2014)

References

1. "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11776.
2. "James Brokenshire appointed Northern Ireland Secretary – PM's office". Reuters. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
3. "James Brokenshire: Northern Ireland Secretary resigns". BBC News. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
4. "James Brokenshire says lung cancer diagnosis took him to 'dark places'". Sky News. 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
5. "Former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire dies, aged 53". BBC News. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
6. @JBrokenshire (8 October 2021). "Statement by the Brokenshire Family" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021 – via Twitter.
7. "Former Northern Ireland secretary James Brokenshire dies, aged 53". BBC News. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Profile Archived 2014-05-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Conservative Party website
• Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: James Brokenshire MP