English politician

Grant Shapps

Sir Grant Shapps is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024. Shapps previously served in various cabinet posts, including Conservative Party Co-chairman, Transport Secretary, Home Secretary, Business Secretary, and Energy Secretary under prime ministers David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield from 2005 to 2024. He was defeated and lost his seat in the 2024 general election.

Born

1968

September 14

Died

Living

Era

1960s

Country

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About

Grant, in brief

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Key dates

1968 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

81 Domitian became Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
786 "Night of the three Caliphs": Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi. Birth of Harun's son al-Ma'mun.
919 Battle of Islandbridge: High King Niall Glúndub is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the Vikings of Uí Ímair, led by King Sitric Cáech.
1115 Roger of Salerno's Crusader army defeats a numerically superior Seljuk army in the battle of Sarmin

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The world in 1968

When Grant arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 14

Dmitry Medvedev 1965– Russia businessperson Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Al-Ma'mun 768–833 Iraqi caliph (born 786) Alexander von Humboldt 1769–1859 German geographer and explorer (born 1769) Jacobo Árbenz 1913–1971 Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (born 1913) Jerry Coleman 1924– American baseball player and manager (died 2014) Jesse James 1989–1882 American criminal and outlaw (born 1847) Martin Fourcade 1988– French biathlete Rasuna Said 1910– Indonesian women's rights campaigner and national hero (died 1965)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1968

Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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