| Post: | Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Department: | Home Office |
| Incumbent: | Diana Johnson |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Chris Philp |
| Appointer: | The British Monarch |
| Website: | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--142 |
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.
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.
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | P.M. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |||||||||
| David Maclean[5] | 27 May 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major | |||||
| Alun Michael[6] | 2 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||||
| Paul Boateng[7] | 27 October 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | ||||||
| Minister of State for Policing | |||||||||
| John Denham[8] | 11 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||||
| Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety | |||||||||
| Hazel Blears[9] | 13 June 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||||
| Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing | |||||||||
| Tony McNulty[10] | 5 May 2006 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | ||||||
| Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security | |||||||||
| Vernon Coaker[11] | 3 October 2008 | 3 June 2009 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |||||
| Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing | |||||||||
| David Hanson[12] | 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 | |||||