Minister of State (Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention)
Responsibilities
The Minister’s responsibilities are:
- policing standards and governance
- neighbourhood policing
- fire policy and operations
- public order, major events, and civil contingencies
- criminal justice system
- Young Futures
- Safer Streets
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP
The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE was appointed Minister of State in the Home Office on 8 July 2024.
Political career
She was elected as the MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham at the general election in July 2024 and has represented Hull North, as Hull’s first female MP, since May 2005.
Diana was Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee from 2021 until 2024.
Under the Labour government between 2005 and 2010 Diana was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Children, Schools and Families and a government whip.
Between 2010 and 2015 Diana held a number of front bench roles including in the shadow Home Office team.
She was named backbencher of the year in 2018 for her work to secure a public inquiry into the NHS contaminated blood scandal.
Diana was appointed as a Commissioner on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in 2019.
Personal life
In 2020 Diana received a Damehood for her political and charitable work.