Jack Dromey
British politician (1948-2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Eugene Joseph Dromey[1] (29 September 1948 – 7 January 2022)[2] was a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. He was Deputy General Secretary of Unite from 2003 to 2010. He also was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington from 2010 until his death.
Jack Dromey | |
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Shadow Minister for Immigration | |
In office 4 December 2021 – 7 January 2022 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Bambos Charalambous |
Succeeded by | Stephen Kinnock |
Shadow Paymaster General | |
In office 7 January 2021 – 4 December 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Fleur Anderson |
Shadow Minister for Pensions | |
In office 12 January 2018 – 7 January 2021 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Alex Cunningham |
Succeeded by | Matt Rodda |
Shadow Minister for Labour | |
In office 10 October 2016 – 12 January 2018 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Laura Pidcock |
Shadow Minister for Policing | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | David Hanson |
Succeeded by | Lyn Brown |
Shadow Minister for Housing | |
In office 7 October 2010 – 7 October 2013 | |
Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Lyn Brown |
Succeeded by | Andy Sawford |
Treasurer of the Labour Party | |
In office 30 September 2004 – 26 September 2010 | |
Leader | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Jimmy Elsby |
Succeeded by | Diana Holland |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 7 January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Siôn Simon |
Succeeded by | Paulette Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | John Eugene Joseph Dromey (1948-09-29)29 September 1948 Brent, London, England |
Died | 7 January 2022(2022-01-07) (aged 73) Birmingham, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 |
Website | www |
Dromey was the Shadow Minister for Housing from 2010 until 2013, when he became the Shadow Minister for Policing. He was Shadow Minister for Labour in October 2016.[3] He was made the Shadow Minister for Pensions in 2018 until 2021.
He also was the Treasurer of the Labour Party.[4]
Dromey was married to MP Harriet Harman, former deputy leader of the Labour Party from 1982 until his death.
He was a critic of Labour and Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn.[5]
Dromey died suddenly from heart failure on 7 January 2022 at his home in Birmingham, England at the age of 73.[6]