Dame Diana Johnson | |
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Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention | |
Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Chris Philp |
Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee | |
In office 15 December 2021 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Tim Loughton (acting) |
Succeeded by | TBC |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools | |
In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Sarah McCarthy-Fry |
Succeeded by | The Lord Hill of Oareford |
Assistant Government Whip | |
In office 28 June 2007 – 9 June 2009 | |
Leader | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Ian Cawsey |
Succeeded by | Mary Creagh |
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kingston upon Hull North (2005–2024) | |
Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Kevin McNamara |
Majority | 10,679 (27.9%) |
Member of the London Assembly for the Labour Party | |
In office 1 March 2003 – 10 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Trevor Phillips |
Succeeded by | Murad Qureshi |
Personal details | |
Born | Diana Ruth Johnson 25 July 1966 Northwich, Cheshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Kevin Morton[1] |
Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
Occupation | Barrister |
Website | Official website |
Dame Diana Ruth Johnson DBE (born 25 July 1966) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull North since the 2005 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention since July 2024.[2][3]
During the Brown ministry, she served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, as well as being an Assistant Government Whip.