Minister for Policing

Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service

Incumbent
Brandon Lewis
Home Office
Appointer Theresa May
Website www.homeoffice.gov.uk

The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice is a ministerial position held jointly at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice in the Government of the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Conservative MP Mike Penning held the portfolio between July 2014 and July 2016. He was promoted by new Prime Minister Theresa May in 2016, with his successor announced as Brandon Lewis. The post 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. From January 2016 onwards the Minister is responsible for the portfolio for Fire and Rescue Services.

Ministers

Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M.
David Maclean 27 May 1993 2 May 1997 Conservative John Major
Alun Michael 2 May 1997 27 October 1998 Labour Tony Blair
Paul Boateng 27 October 1998 11 June 2001 Labour
John Denham 11 June 2001 13 June 2003 Labour
Hazel Blears[4] 13 June 2003 5 May 2006 Labour
Tony McNulty 5 May 2006 3 October 2008 Labour
Gordon Brown
Vernon Coaker[5] 3 October 2008 3 June 2009 Labour
David Hanson 10 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour
Nick Herbert 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
Damian Green 4 September 2012 15 July 2014 Conservative
Mike Penning 15 July 2014 16 July 2016 Conservative
Brandon Lewis 16 July 2016 Conservative Theresa May

References

  1. "The Rt Hon Nick Herbert - GOV.UK". Homeoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
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