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Grant Shapps
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Grant Shapps

Entrepreneur · born September 14, 1968

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Sir Grant Shapps is a British politician who served in various cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak between 2012 and 2024, lastly as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 50Became Secretary of State for TransportJuly 24, 2019
  2. 54Became Home SecretaryOctober 19, 2022
  3. 54Became Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeOctober 25, 2022
  4. 54Became Secretary of State for DefenceAugust 31, 2023

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