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James Heappey
Major James Stephen Heappey (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 member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset from 2015 to 2024.
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.
James Heappey was born on 30 January 1981 in Nailsea, Somerset, and spent his early years in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, before moving back to Nailsea. He was privately educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital in Bristol and graduated in political science from the University of Birmingham.
Following university, Heappey attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. On 7 August 2004, he was commissioned in the British Army as a second lieutenant with seniority in that rank from 11 August 2001. As a university graduate, he was immediately promoted to lieutenant on 7 August 2004 with seniority from 11 August 2003. He was promoted to captain on 7 February 2007. Having attended Staff College, he was promoted to major on 31 July 2012.
Heappey served as an officer in the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and then The Rifles, the county regiment for Somerset, in Kabul in 2005, Northern Ireland in 2006, Basra in 2007 and Sangin in Helmand Province in 2009. He also served in Kenya, and in 2011 he was posted to the Ministry of Defence in London, where he worked as executive officer on the General Staff. He retired from the British Army on 2 November 2012 with the rank of major.
After leaving the British Army, he worked as a researcher for the Conservative MP for North Somerset, Liam Fox.
At the 2015 general election, Heappey was elected to Parliament as MP for Wells with 46.1% of the vote and a majority of 7,585.
He used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to encourage the Government to continue addressing the problems that many rural communities face, including poor road connections, limited access to the rail network, weak phone signals and slow broadband speeds.
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James Heappey
Major James Stephen Heappey (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 member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset from 2015 to 2024.
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.
James Heappey was born on 30 January 1981 in Nailsea, Somerset, and spent his early years in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, before moving back to Nailsea. He was privately educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital in Bristol and graduated in political science from the University of Birmingham.
Following university, Heappey attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. On 7 August 2004, he was commissioned in the British Army as a second lieutenant with seniority in that rank from 11 August 2001. As a university graduate, he was immediately promoted to lieutenant on 7 August 2004 with seniority from 11 August 2003. He was promoted to captain on 7 February 2007. Having attended Staff College, he was promoted to major on 31 July 2012.
Heappey served as an officer in the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and then The Rifles, the county regiment for Somerset, in Kabul in 2005, Northern Ireland in 2006, Basra in 2007 and Sangin in Helmand Province in 2009. He also served in Kenya, and in 2011 he was posted to the Ministry of Defence in London, where he worked as executive officer on the General Staff. He retired from the British Army on 2 November 2012 with the rank of major.
After leaving the British Army, he worked as a researcher for the Conservative MP for North Somerset, Liam Fox.
At the 2015 general election, Heappey was elected to Parliament as MP for Wells with 46.1% of the vote and a majority of 7,585.
He used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to encourage the Government to continue addressing the problems that many rural communities face, including poor road connections, limited access to the rail network, weak phone signals and slow broadband speeds.
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