Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Geoffrey "Geoff" William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a former British politician. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Labour Party Chief Whip, and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield from 1992 until 2010. Hoon was born in Derby, England, and is the son of Ernest Hoon and June Collett. Hoon was educated at the independent Nottingham High School before going on to read law at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1974.