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"David Hanson (politician)" redirects here. For the Canadian politician, see Dave Hanson (politician).
David George Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint PC (born 5 July 1957), is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Minister of State for the Home Office since July 2024.[1] He previously served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Delyn from 1992 to 2019. He held several ministerial offices in the Blair and Brown governments, serving in the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Wales Office, the Northern Ireland Office and the Whips' Office. Hanson sat on Ed Miliband's opposition front bench as a shadow treasury minister, and later the shadow immigration minister.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Lord Hanson of FlintPC, Minister of State for the Home Office ...
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Minister of State for the Home Office | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 8 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Vernon Coaker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Nick Herbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of State for Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 9 May 2007 – 9 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister |
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Succeeded by | Maria Eagle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 11 May 2005 – 8 May 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | John Spellar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Paul Goggins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 Jul 1999 – 7 Jun 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Succeeded by | Don Touhig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 18 July 2024 Life peerage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Delyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 9 April 1992 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Keith Raffan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rob Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1957-07-05) 5 July 1957 (age 67) Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Margaret Hanson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Hull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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