Labour MP Jack Dromey has died aged 73

Georgia Gilholy

7 January 2022, 5:03pm

Labour MP Jack Dromey has died suddenly today, his family has said.

Aged 73, he passed away in his flat in his Birmingham Erdington constituency.

Jack Dromey was elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington in 2010, being reelected in 2019 with a majority of 3,601.

Dromey had been serving as a Shadow Home Affairs spokesperson.

He previously served as Shadow Paymaster General and as Shadow Pensions Minister between 2018 and 2021.

Dromey was born to Irish parents in Brent in 1948, and raised in Kilburn, London. He was educated at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in Holland Park.

He was married to the former Labour Deputy Leader, Harriett Harman MP. The couple have three children.

A long time trade union activist, Dromey led the Grunwick strike, and rose through the ranks of the old Transport and General Workers Union to be elected the Deputy General Secretary of the T&G and then Unite.

In a statement Mr Dromey’s family said:

Jack Dromey MP died suddenly this morning aged 73 in his flat in Erdington.

He had been a dedicated Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington since 2010.

He was a much loved husband, father and grandfather, and he will be greatly missed.