Dan Jarvis: podcast appearances and interviews

Dan Jarvis is the Director of Welfare and Conservation at British Divers Marine Life Rescue. With a background rooted in military service, he served in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 1997. Throughout his military career, he was promoted to Captain in 2001 and Major in 2003. Jarvis participated as a platoon commander with the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Kosovo War and was deployed to Sierra Leone in 2000 following Operation Barras. His service also included deployment to Iraq during Operation Telic and to Afghanistan during Operation Herrick. In addition, he served in Northern Ireland before resigning his commission in March 2011, and was awarded an MBE in the military division in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Following his military career, Jarvis became active in politics and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Barnsley Central in 2011. He has held various roles within the Labour Party, including shadow minister for culture, shadow youth justice and victims minister, and shadow minister for foreign affairs. He served as Mayor of the Sheffield City Region from 2018 to 2022. In 2023, he returned to the shadow frontbench as Shadow Minister for Security. After Labour's victory in the 2024 general election, Jarvis was appointed Minister of State for Security and later served as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office. In June 2026, he was promoted to Secretary of State for Defence.