For other people named Alan Johnson, see Alan Johnson (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable
Alan Johnson
Home Secretary
In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Preceded by
Jacqui Smith
Succeeded by
Theresa May
Secretary of State for Health
In office 28 June 2007 – 5 June 2009
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Preceded by
Patricia Hewitt
Succeeded by
Andy Burnham
Secretary of State for Education and Skills
In office 5 May 2006 – 27 June 2007
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Ruth Kelly
Succeeded by
Ed Balls[a]
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry[b] President of the Board of Trade
In office 6 May 2005 – 5 May 2006
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Patricia Hewitt
Succeeded by
Alistair Darling
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 8 September 2004 – 6 May 2005
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Andrew Smith
Succeeded by
David Blunkett
Minister for Higher Education
In office 13 June 2003 – 8 September 2004
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Margaret Hodge
Succeeded by
Kim Howells
Shadow Cabinet positions
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 8 October 2010 – 20 January 2011
Leader
Ed Miliband
Preceded by
Alistair Darling
Succeeded by
Ed Balls
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader
Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband
Preceded by
Chris Grayling
Succeeded by
Ed Balls
Chancellor of the University of Hull
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2023
Vice Chancellor
Dave Petley
Preceded by
Virginia Bottomley
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
In office 1 May 1997 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by
Stuart Randall (Hull West)
Succeeded by
Emma Hardy
Personal details
Born
Alan Arthur Johnson
(1950-05-17) 17 May 1950 (age 73) London, England
Political party
Labour
Spouse(s)
Judith Cox Laura Patient Carolyn Burgess
Children
4
Residence(s)
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Website
Official website
Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007, Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010, and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 1997 to 2017.[1]
Johnson served in the Cabinet during both the Tony Blair government and that of Gordon Brown. He served under Blair as Minister of State for Universities from 2003 to 2004, as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2004 to 2005, and as President of the Board of Trade from 2005 to 2006.
In May 2023, Johnson was announced as the next Chancellor of the University of Hull. He succeeded Virginia Bottomley in July.
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