Geoff Hoon
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The Right Honourable Geoff Hoon |
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| Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Ruth Kelly |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Adonis |
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Government Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Jacqui Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nick Brown |
| Minister for Europe | |
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In office 5 May 2006 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy |
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In office 28 July 1999 – 11 October 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Joyce Quin |
| Succeeded by | Keith Vaz |
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Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal |
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In office 6 May 2005 – 5 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Deputy |
Phil Woolas Nigel Griffiths |
| Preceded by | Peter Hain |
| Succeeded by | Jack Straw |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 11 October 1999 – 6 May 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | George Robertson |
| Succeeded by | John Reid |
| Minister of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 9 May 1999 – 28 July 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Derek Fatchett |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
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Member of Parliament for Ashfield |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Haynes |
| Succeeded by | Gloria De Piero |
| Personal details | |
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6 December 1953 Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Dumelow |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
Geoffrey William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip.
Hoon was born in Derby, England, and is the son of Ernest Hoon and June Collett.
Hoon was educated at Nottingham High School before going on to read law at Jesus College, Cambridge from where he graduated in 1976.
Hoon was a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Leeds from 1976 to 1982 and was a sub-warden at Devonshire Hall. He was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1978, and was also a visiting Law Professor at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1980 to 1981. In 1982, Hoon became a practising barrister in Nottingham.
Hoon was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Derbyshire in 1984 and served in Brussels and Strasbourg for ten years. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election for Ashfield, making his maiden speech on 20 May 1992, following the retirement of the sitting Labour MP, Frank Haynes. He held the seat with a majority of 12,987 and remained the constituency's MP until the 2010 general election. Hoon has acquired the irreverent nickname Buff, (Buffoon). Although it was originally rumoured to have been the invention of a member of the Conservative Party, fellow Labour Party colleague Peter Kilfoyle recently took responsibility.
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