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David Hanson - Minister of State
David Hanson MP is the Minister of State responsible for crime and policing.
Before joining the department, he was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that he served as Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 2005 to 2007.
Mr Hanson was parliamentary private secretary to the chief secretary to the Treasury from 1997 to 1998. He was parliamentary under secretary of state for Wales from 1999, and junior government whip from 1998 to 1999. He served as parliamentary private secretary to the Prime Minister from 2001 to 2005.
Background
Mr Hanson attended Hull University. He was elected MP for Delyn in 1992
He's married, with two sons and two daughters.
