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Tony McNulty MP is the Home Office Minister of State for Security, Counter-terrorism, Crime and Policing.
Biography
Tony McNulty has been MP for Harrow East since May 1997.
He was born in 1958 and was educated at Salvatorian College, Harrow, and Stanmore Sixth Form College before going on to gain a BA (Hons) in Political Theory and Institutions from the University of Liverpool and an MA in Political Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
His previous occupation was as principal lecturer in organisational behaviour at the University of North London.
His first Ministerial post was Parliamentary Under Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2002-3), with responsibility for neighbourhood renewal, housing and planning. He had previously served as a Whip (1999-2002) following a period as Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Blunkett.
He was promoted to Minister of State with responsibility for rail and London at the Department of Transport in September 2004, having joined the Department as Parliamentary Under Secretary with responsibility for aviation, local transport and London in June 2003.
In May 2005 he became a Home Office Minister with responsibility for Immigration, Nationality and Citizenship. In May 2006 he was appointed Minister for Policing, Security and Community Safety which was changed to Minister of State for Security, Counter Terrorism, Crime and Policing in June 2007. In July 2007 he was made a member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council.
