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The Right Honourable
Dame Diana Johnson
DBE MP
Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 December 2021
Preceded by
Tim Loughton (acting)
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by
Kevin McNamara
Majority
7,593 (22.2%)
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 57) 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 JohnsonDBE MP (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 was elected as Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee on 15 December 2021, replacing Yvette Cooper.
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.
^"House of Commons – The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Part 2: Part 2". House of Commons. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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