1. Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis was born on 30 November 1972 and is a British politician and former Army officer who has served as Minister of State for Security since July 2024, and as Member of Parliament for Barnsley North, formerly Barnsley Central, since 2011.
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis was born in Nottingham on 30 November 1972, the son of a lecturer at a teacher-training college and a probation officer, both Labour Party members.
Dan Jarvis attended Lady Bay Primary School and then went on to study at Rushcliffe School.
Dan Jarvis studied international politics at what was then the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Dan Jarvis graduated in 1996, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international politics and strategic studies.
Dan Jarvis graduated with an MA in conflict, security and development from King's College, London, in 2011.
Dan Jarvis was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 9 August 1997 into the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment.
Dan Jarvis was promoted to captain on 10 October 2001 and to major on 31 July 2003.
In 1999 Dan Jarvis was a platoon commander with the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in Kosovo and was with Gen.
Dan Jarvis later described Jackson's comment to Wesley Clark that he was "not going to start World War Three for you" as a "very surreal moment in my life".
Dan Jarvis served in Iraq during Operation Telic and in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick.
Dan Jarvis was deployed to Afghanistan twice, first as a member of the team making the first reconnaissance trips to Helmand Province in 2005 to 2006, in preparation for a decision on whether to commit British troops there.
Shortly before the 2010 general election, Dan Jarvis was shortlisted for the Labour Party selection in the South Wales seat of Islwyn.
Dan Jarvis picked up support from one local would-be candidate who had not made the shortlist, but he was not selected.
Dan Jarvis was selected as the Labour candidate for Barnsley Central on 27 January 2011, following the resignation of Eric Illsley who stood down after being convicted of fraud for his part in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.
An eliminating ballot was held and at the penultimate stage Dan Jarvis was tied with local councillor Linda Burgess, each several votes behind Richard Burgon.
Dan Jarvis became the first Labour candidate for the Barnsley Central seat since 1938 who was not born in Yorkshire.
Dan Jarvis referred to Parachute Regiment colleagues who had been killed in action and argued that the UK and US should put forward reconciliation in Afghanistan.
Dan Jarvis spoke in a debate about NHS reforms in May 2011, paying emotional tribute to the doctors and nurses who cared for his wife, who had died the previous year, and feared an "ideological free-market agenda" which he said would undermine "all that is great about the NHS".
In October 2011, Dan Jarvis was appointed shadow arts minister, part of the shadow culture, media and sport team led by Harriet Harman; he moved to become shadow youth justice and victims minister in Labour leader Ed Miliband's October 2013 shadow cabinet reshuffle.
Dan Jarvis voted along with 66 other Labour MPs for military action in Syria against ISIL in December 2015, arguing that the decision was "finely balanced" but that he did not believe the UK could pursue existing operations against ISIS without being able to attack ISIS's command centres on the other side of the Syrian border.
Dan Jarvis had previously opposed military action against the Assad regime in Syria in 2013.
Dan Jarvis campaigned for a remain vote in the European Union membership referendum; his constituency voted heavily in favour of Brexit.
Dan Jarvis voted to trigger Article 50, stating that the referendum result and his constituents' views must be respected.
Dan Jarvis was elected Mayor of the Sheffield City Region in 2018.
Dan Jarvis successfully challenged Labour's decision to prevent him from holding dual public offices.
Dan Jarvis allocated funds to expand the scheme to other parts of the Sheffield City.
Dan Jarvis advocated for initiatives addressing poverty and welfare through supporting food banks and preventing food insecurities by stressing the need for further government funding and local community support structures with him pointing out at partnering with charities and grassroots movements.
In 2019, Dan Jarvis established the Sheffield City Region Co-Operative Advisory Panel, first of its kind in region, an independent board tasked with applying co-operative values to regional policy including the Local Industrial Strategy and improving public transportation.
Dan Jarvis implemented environmental policies aimed at combating climate change and promoting sustainability with the declaration of a Climate Emergency in November 2019, which set the stage for his ambitious environmental agenda.
Dan Jarvis committed the region to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, a full decade ahead of the national target.
Dan Jarvis pushed forward new infrastructure projects to transform and improve the city's transport and connectivity landscape with most notably with the "Connecting Sheffield" project, which focused on promoting active travel by enhancing walking and cycling routes.
Dan Jarvis's efforts were part of a broader vision to reduce travel times, boost economic growth, and improve transport links between major northern cities.
Dan Jarvis addressed the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic with the South Yorkshire COVID-19 Response Group to lead the region's recovery by bringing together various local institutions, including business bodies, universities, trade unions, local authorities, and community groups.
Dan Jarvis implemented the Kickstart scheme, aimed at creating job opportunities for young people affected by the pandemic.
Dan Jarvis said that it was "entirely reasonable" to question current laws on the appropriate use of weapons and that ministers would act "decisively" if the laws needed to be changed.
Dan Jarvis met his first wife, Caroline, in 2000, when she was working as a personal chef for the family of General Sir Mike Jackson.
Caroline Dan Jarvis was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2006; she died at the age of 43 in July 2010.
In 2013 Dan Jarvis married a freelance graphic designer, Rachel Dan Jarvis, and the couple had a child.
Dan Jarvis is an author, with his memoir A Long Way Home first published in 2020.