Diana Johnson

The Right Honourable Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP
Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Chris Philp
Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee
In office 15 December 2021 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Tim Loughton (acting)
Succeeded by	Karen Bradley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools
In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Succeeded by	The Lord Hill of Oareford
Assistant Government Whip
In office 28 June 2007 – 9 June 2009
Leader	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Ian Cawsey
Succeeded by	Mary Creagh
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kingston upon Hull North (2005–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Kevin McNamara
Majority	10,679 (27.9%)
Member of the London Assembly for the Labour Party
In office 1 March 2003 – 10 June 2004
Preceded by	Trevor Phillips
Succeeded by	Murad Qureshi
Personal details
Born	Diana Ruth Johnson (1966-07-25) 25 July 1966 (age 58) Northwich, Cheshire, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Kevin Morton[1]
Alma mater	Queen Mary University of London
Occupation	Barrister
Website	Official website

Dame Diana Ruth Johnson DBE (born 25 July 1966) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull North since the 2005 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention since July 2024.^[2][3]

During the Brown ministry, she served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, as well as being an Assistant Government Whip.