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 | |
|---|---|
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| Home Office | |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Website | https://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
| 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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