Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention

The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention[1] is a ministerial position held at the Home Office in the Government of the United Kingdom.[2][3][4] Holders of this office have previously held additional responsibilities such as for security, counter-terrorism and the fire service. The post had responsibility for the fire service from January 2016 to July 2019, from August 2019 to February 2020, and since September 2022.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Incumbent
Diana Johnson
since 8 July 2024
Home Office
AppointerThe British Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Websitehttps://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--142

This role was created by the splitting of the now-defunct office of the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing into two new ministerial posts: Security & Counter-Terrorism and Crime & Policing.

The previous minister was Chris Philp, who served from 26 October 2022 until 5 July 2024. The current holder, following the 2024 general election, is Dame Diana Johnson of the Labour Party.

Ministers

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Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M.
Minister of State for Policing
John Denham[5]   11 June 2001 13 June 2003 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety
Hazel Blears[6]   13 June 2003 5 May 2006 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing
Tony McNulty[7]   5 May 2006 3 October 2008 Labour
Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security
Vernon Coaker[8]   3 October 2008 3 June 2009 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing
David Hanson[9]   10 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice
Nick Herbert   13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
Damian Green   4 September 2012 15 July 2014 Conservative
Minister of State for Policing
Mike Penning   15 July 2014 16 July 2016 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service
Brandon Lewis   16 July 2016 12 June 2017 Conservative Theresa May
Nick Hurd   12 June 2017 25 July 2019 Conservative
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service
Kit Malthouse   25 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Boris Johnson
Minister of State for Crime and Policing
Kit Malthouse   13 February 2020 7 July 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Tom Pursglove   7 July 2022 7 September 2022 Conservative
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
Jeremy Quin   7 September 2022 25 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss
Chris Philp   26 October 2022 5 July 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Diana Johnson   8 July 2024 Incumbent Labour Keir Starmer


References

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  1. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "The Rt Hon Nick Herbert - GOV.UK". Homeoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rt Hon Nick Herbert". Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Minister resigns over Iraq crisis". BBC News Online. 18 March 2003.
  6. ^ "Hazel Blears - Parliamentary Career". Archived from the original on 21 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Reid swaps immigration ministers". BBC News. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Vernon Coaker". Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Baroness Hughes of Stretford - Parliamentary Career". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010.