Geoffrey William Hoon is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip.
Hoon in 2004
Geoff Hoon (right) at Pentagon briefing with Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of State for Defence
The Secretary of State for Defence, also known as the Defence Secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence. As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Secretary of State for Defence
Image: Denis Healey
Image: Peter Carington 1984
Image: Francis Pym (cropped)