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|image = Official portrait of Dan Jarvis crop 2.jpg
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|caption = Official parliamentary portrait, June 2017
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|term_start1 = 3 March 2011
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|predecessor1 = [[Eric Illsley]]
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'''Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 30 November 1972) is a [[British people|British]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]] and former [[British Army]] [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]]. From 1997 to 2011, he served in the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] of the [[British Army]], before being elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley Central]] in a [[Barnsley Central by-election, 2011|by-election]]. He was elected as Mayor of [[Sheffield City Region]] in 2018.
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==Early life==
Jarvis was born in Nottingham on 30 November 1972,<ref name="House Mag">Profile, ''The House Magazine'', 2 May 2011, p. 26)</ref> the son of a lecturer at a [[teacher-training college]] and a [[probation officer]], both Labour Party members.<ref name=newstatesman>{{cite news |url= http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/03/war-westminster-labours-dan-jarvis-future-prime-minister |title= From war to Westminster: is Labour's Dan Jarvis a future Prime Minister? |date=9 March 2015 |first =Xan |last=Rice |newspaper=New Statesman |location= London}}</ref> He attended [[Lady Bay, West Bridgford|Lady Bay]] Primary School and then went on to study at [[Rushcliffe School]].


'''Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis''', MBE (born 30 November 1972) is Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Barnsley Central]]. He was elected as Mayor of Sheffield City Region in 2018.
He and his brother Rob Jarvis are fans of [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].

He studied [[international politics]] at [[Aberystwyth University]].<ref name="Telegraph profile" /> He graduated in 1996, with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in International Politics and Strategic Studies.<ref>{{cite web |title=People |url=http://www.danjarvismp.co.uk/people.html |accessdate=29 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011035955/http://www.danjarvismp.co.uk/people.html |archivedate=11 October 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> He graduated with an MA in Conflict, Security & Development from [[King's College London]] in 2011.

==Military career: 1994–2011==
Jarvis [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] from the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] on 9 August 1997 into the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] <ref name="LG 22 September 1997">{{London Gazette |issue=54899 |date=22 September 1997 |page=10725 |supp=y }}</ref>, joining the [[1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment]]. He promoted to Captain on 10 October 2001<ref name="LG 8 January 2002">{{London Gazette |issue=56446 |date=8 January 2002 |page=173 |supp=y }}</ref>, and to [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] on 31 July 2003.<ref name="LG 5 August 2003">{{London Gazette |issue=57018 |date=5 August 2003 |pages=9722–9725 |supp=y }}</ref> In the later part of his army career he was stationed at [[HQ Land Forces]] in [[Wilton, Wiltshire|Wilton]], and lived in [[Salisbury]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/8891263.Former_soldier_from_Salisbury_elected_as_Barnsley_MP/ |title= Former soldier from Salisbury elected as Barnsley MP |last=Blake |first=Morwenna |work=Salisbury Journal |date=4 March 2011 |accessdate=5 March 2011}}</ref>

During his time in the Parachute Regiment, Jarvis was a [[platoon commander]] with [[3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment|3 Para]] in [[Kosovo War|Kosovo]] in 1999, and was with General Sir [[Mike Jackson (British Army officer)|Mike Jackson]] during the [[incident at Pristina airport|Pristina Airport incident]] when Jackson refused the suggestion of his American [[NATO]] superior to confront [[Russian military|Russian forces]]. 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". Jarvis then served as Jackson's personal [[staff officer]]. In 2000, he was deployed to [[Sierra Leone]] in the aftermath of [[Operation Barras]] to help the Army learn the lessons of the kidnap of a group of troops by an armed rebel group.<ref name="Telegraph profile">{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/byelection/8360982/Barnsley-Central-by-election-Labour-victor-Dan-Jarvis-is-former-Parachute-Regiment-officer.html |title=Labour victor Dan Jarvis is former Parachute Regiment officer |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 March 2011 |accessdate=5 March 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

Jarvis served in [[Iraq]] during [[Operation Telic]], and in [[Afghanistan]] during [[Operation Herrick]].<ref name="Candidate profile">{{cite news |url= http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/barnsley/hero_soldier_tells_of_the_family_tragedy_which_spurred_on_election_attempt_1_3106902 |title=Hero soldier tells of the family tragedy which spurred on election attempt |work= Sheffield Star |date=24 February 2011 |accessdate=4 March 2011}}</ref> He 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. The second deployment was a six-month tour as a [[company commander]] with the [[Special Forces Support Group]], leading a company of 100 troops.<ref name="Telegraph profile" /> He was also deployed to [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.metro.co.uk/news/854075-war-hero-dan-jarvis-is-labour-candidate-for-by-election |title=War hero Dan Jarvis is Labour candidate for by-election |work=Metro |date=29 January 2011}}</ref>

He resigned his commission on 3 March 2011.<ref name="LG 5 April 2011">{{London Gazette |issue=59749 |date=5 April 2011 |page=6389 |supp=y }}</ref> In the [[2011 Birthday Honours|2011]] [[Queen's Birthday Honours]], he was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (Military division).<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59808 |date=11 June 2011 |page=6 |supp=y }}</ref>


==Political career: 2011-present==
==Political career: 2011-present==
Although his military service had precluded political activity, Jarvis had joined the Labour Party at the age of 18<ref name="Dream candidate">{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/mar/04/dan-jarvis-dream-candidate-for-barnsley |title=Dan Jarvis a dream candidate, say Barnsley's Labour activists |last=Wainwright |first=Martin |authorlink= Martin Wainwright |work=The Guardian |date=4 March 2011 |location=London}}</ref> while at university.<ref name="Sunday Times profile" /> Shortly before the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]], Jarvis was shortlisted for the Labour Party selection in the South Wales seat of [[Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)|Islwyn]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/5034607.Islwyn_councillors_quit_Labour_over_shortlist/ |title=Islwyn councillors quit Labour over shortlist |date=1 March 2010 |work=South Wales Argus |location= Newport |accessdate=4 March 2011}}</ref> He picked up support from one local would-be candidate who had not made the shortlist,<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/5044311.ISLWYN_ROW___I_m_backing_Labour____shortlist_hopeful/ |title='I'm backing Labour' – shortlist hopeful |date=6 March 2010 |work= South Wales Argus |location= Newport |accessdate=4 March 2011}}</ref> but he was not selected.
Although his military service had precluded political activity, Jarvis had joined the Labour Party at the age of 18 while at university. Shortly before the 2010 general election, Jarvis was shortlisted for the Labour Party selection in the South Wales seat of Islwyn. He picked up support from one local would-be candidate who had not made the shortlist, but he was not selected.

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Jarvis was selected as the Labour candidate for [[Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)|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 Jarvis was tied with local councillor Linda Burgess, each several votes behind [[Richard Burgon]]. London Regional Director, Ken Clark, put two pieces of paper into the hat of Phil Dilks, the Press Officer: one that read "Loser" and one "Winner". Burgess, in going first, picked out the paper reading "Loser", and Jarvis won. In the final stage he picked up most of Burgess' votes, and won selection.<ref name="House Mag" /> He became the first Labour candidate for the Barnsley Central seat since 1938 who was not born in Yorkshire.<ref name="Tingle blog">{{Cite news |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/lentingle/2011/01/a_surprise_choice_for_labour_i.html |title=Dan Jarvis – a surprise choice for Labour in Barnsley |work=BBC News |date=28 January 2011 |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref>

On his selection, he resigned his commission in order to stand in the by-election;<ref name="Telegraph profile" /> he gave his campaign the codename 'Operation [[Honey Badger]]', referring to a famously fierce animal and signifying his determination to fight for the people of Barnsley.<ref name="Dream candidate" /> Jarvis found that his Nottingham origins put off some Barnsley voters, who remembered the fact that Nottinghamshire miners did not join the [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)|1984–85 miners' strike]], although he had been 12 at the time.<ref name="Sunday Times profile" /> He was elected with a 60.8% share of the vote on a turnout of 36.5% in the by-election held on 3 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12643639 |title=Labour win Barnsley Central by-election |date=4 March 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

During his [[maiden speech]] on the 2011 budget, Jarvis called for a change in economic policy including "a plan to get jobs and to help families feeling the squeeze". He also referred to Parachute Regiment colleagues who had been killed in action and argued that the UK and US should put forward reconciliation in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/article/3808 |title=Maiden speech of Dan Jarvis MP – in full |date=24 March 2011 |work= Barnsley Chronicle |accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref> He joined the [[Business, Innovation and Skills Committee|Business, Innovation and Skills]] Select Committee on 21 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmvote/110321v01.pdf |title=Votes and Proceedings |date=21 March 2011 |publisher=House of Commons |page=852}}</ref> Jarvis spoke in a debate about [[National Health Service (England)|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”.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/lansley_defiant_over_nhs_reforms_1_3363972 |title= Lansley defiant over NHS reforms |last=Casci |first=Mark |work=Yorkshire Post |location= Leeds |date=10 May 2011 |accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref>

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In October 2011, Jarvis was appointed Shadow Arts and Culture 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.

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Following the Labour Party's defeat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 general election]], and the resignation of Ed Miliband, media speculation about candidates for the party's leadership election included Dan Jarvis alongside several other MPs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/08/ed-miliband-to-resign-as-labour-leader |title=Ed Miliband resigns as Labour leader |last=Wintour |first=Patrick |work=The Guardian |location= London |date=8 May 2015 |accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> However, he quickly announced that he was not going to run, saying that he needed to put his young family first; he had recently remarried after losing his first wife to cancer.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dan-jarvis-says-wont-run-5675484 |title=Dan Jarvis says he won't run |date=10 May 2015 |work=Daily Mirror |location= London |accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>

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In the [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015|2015 Labour leadership election]] Jarvis endorsed and supported [[Andy Burnham]].


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Jarvis was selected as the Labour candidate for Barnsley Central on 27 January 2011, following the resignation of Eric Illsley . An eliminating ballot was held and at the penultimate stage Jarvis was tied with local councillor Linda Burgess, each several votes behind Richard Burgon. London Regional Director, Ken Clark, put two pieces of paper into the hat of Phil Dilks, the Press Officer: one that read "Loser" and one "Winner". Burgess, in going first, picked out the paper reading "Loser", and Jarvis won. In the final stage he picked up most of Burgess' votes, and won selection. He became the first Labour candidate for the Barnsley Central seat since 1938 who was not born in Yorkshire.
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' command centres on the other side of the Syrian border.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jarvis |first1=Dan |title=The case for action against Isil in Syria outweighs the case for inaction |url= http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2015/12/case-action-against-isil-syria-outweighs-case-inaction |accessdate=16 December 2015 |work=New Statesman |location= London |date=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Jon |title=The 66 Labour MPs who voted for bombing in Syria listed |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/these-are-the-66-labour-mps-who-supported-bombing-syria-a6758571.html |accessdate=16 December 2015 |work=The Independent |location= London |date=3 December 2015}}</ref> He had previously opposed military action against the Assad regime in Syria in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Syria debate: how did your MP vote?|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10275474/Syria-debate-how-did-your-MP-vote.html |accessdate=16 December 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location= London |date=30 August 2013}}</ref>


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In October 2011, Jarvis was appointed Shadow Arts and Culture 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 [[Edward Miliband]]'s October 2013 shadow cabinet reshuffle.
In the [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016|2016 Labour leadership election]] Jarvis endorsed and supported [[Owen Smith]]'s challenge to party leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]].


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Following the Labour Party's defeat in the 2015 general election, and the resignation of Ed Miliband, media speculation about candidates for the party's leadership election included Dan Jarvis alongside several other MPs. However, he quickly announced that he was not going to run, saying that he needed to put his young family first; he had recently remarried after losing his first wife to cancer.
Jarvis campaigned for a Remain vote in the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|European Union membership referendum]], despite his constituency being heavily in favour of Brexit.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36231641</ref> Nevertheless, Jarvis voted to trigger [[Withdrawal from the European Union|Article 50]], stating that the referendum result and his own constituents' views must be respected rather than ignored.<ref>https://www.danjarvis.org/european_union_brexit_article_50</ref><ref>http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-06-24/barnsley-votes-to-leave-the-eu/</ref> Jarvis is a member of the [[Labour Friends of Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/mps-%EF%AC%82ock-to-support-labour-israel-group-1.53362|title=MPs flock to support Labour Israel group|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=22 September 2016}}</ref>


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In the 2015 Labour leadership election Jarvis endorsed and supported Andy Burnham.
Jarvis was elected as [[Mayor of the Sheffield City Region]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-44004041|title=Labour MP wins South Yorkshire mayor vote|date=4 May 2018|work=BBC News|accessdate=6 May 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:33, 15 June 2018



Dan Jarvis
MBE MP
Official parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Mayor of the Sheffield City Region
Assumed office
4 May 2018
Preceded by Office created
Member of Parliament
for Barnsley Central
Assumed office
3 March 2011
Preceded by Eric Illsley
Majority 15,546 (63.9%)
Personal details
Born Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis
(1972-11-30) 30 November 1972 (age 51)
Website www.danjarvis.org


Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis, MBE (born 30 November 1972) is Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley Central. He was elected as Mayor of Sheffield City Region in 2018.

Political career: 2011-present

Although his military service had precluded political activity, Jarvis had joined the Labour Party at the age of 18 while at university. Shortly before the 2010 general election, Jarvis was shortlisted for the Labour Party selection in the South Wales seat of Islwyn. He picked up support from one local would-be candidate who had not made the shortlist, but he was not selected.

Jarvis was selected as the Labour candidate for Barnsley Central on 27 January 2011, following the resignation of Eric Illsley . An eliminating ballot was held and at the penultimate stage Jarvis was tied with local councillor Linda Burgess, each several votes behind Richard Burgon. London Regional Director, Ken Clark, put two pieces of paper into the hat of Phil Dilks, the Press Officer: one that read "Loser" and one "Winner". Burgess, in going first, picked out the paper reading "Loser", and Jarvis won. In the final stage he picked up most of Burgess' votes, and won selection. He became the first Labour candidate for the Barnsley Central seat since 1938 who was not born in Yorkshire.

In October 2011, Jarvis was appointed Shadow Arts and Culture 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 Edward Miliband's October 2013 shadow cabinet reshuffle.

Following the Labour Party's defeat in the 2015 general election, and the resignation of Ed Miliband, media speculation about candidates for the party's leadership election included Dan Jarvis alongside several other MPs. However, he quickly announced that he was not going to run, saying that he needed to put his young family first; he had recently remarried after losing his first wife to cancer.

In the 2015 Labour leadership election Jarvis endorsed and supported Andy Burnham.

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