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Geoffrey Hoon

Geoff Hoon

Born: 6 December 1953

Member of Privy Council - 1999

Jesus College, Cambridge

Nottingham High School

Lecturer

Under Secretary of State, Lord Chancellor's Department	6 May 1997	17 May 1999
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	17 May 1999	11 October 1999
Secretary of State for Defence	11 October 1999	6 May 2005
Leader of the House of Commons	6 May 2005	5 May 2006
Minister of State, Foreign Office	5 May 2006	28 June 2007
Government Chief Whip	28 June 2007	3 October 2008
Secretary of State for Transport	3 October 2008	5 June 2009

14 June 1984	Derbyshire	Labour Party	79,466	43.45
15 June 1989	Derbyshire	Labour Party	105,018	50.76
9 April 1992	Ashfield	Labour Party	32,018	54.88
1 May 1997	Ashfield	Labour Party	32,979	65.17
7 June 2001	Ashfield	Labour Party	22,875	58.13
5 May 2005	Ashfield	Labour Party	20,433	48.59
22 March 2010 The Labour Whip is removed from Rt Hon Geoff Hoon following allegations that he was willing to lobby government ministers for money breaking the code of conduct that applied to ex-ministers.