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David Hanson (politician)
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David George Hanson is a British
Labour Party
politician
, who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Delyn
since 1992
. He was the Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing from 2009 to 2010. From the 11th May 2010 he has been the shadow police and justice minister and also Shadow Treasury Minister
.
, Merseyside
, the son of Brian Hanson (deceased) a forklift truck driver and Glenda Hanson a personnel records clerk, one younger sister, Helen. David was educated at Roscoe Primary School in Liverpool, Grange Primary School in Winsford and the Verdin Comprehensive School
(now called Verdin High School, and known as Winsford Verdin Grammar School before 1970) on Grange Lane in Winsford
, Cheshire
and the University of Hull
where he received a BA
in 1978 and a CertEd
in 1980, whilst in Hull
he was the vice president of the university Students' union
. He began his career with the Cooperative Society in 1980 as a trainee manager
, becoming a manager in Plymouth
in 1981 until he joined Spastics Society
, now scope, in 1982. He left the Spastics
Society in 1989 when he was appointed as a director at the Society for the prevention of Solvent Abuse
.
He married Margaret Rose Mitchell, who has also been a politician in Vale Royal. She was narrowly defeated at the 1999 Eddisbury By-election
.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/386211.stm. They have two sons, Thom (born July 1987) and Daniel (born March 2003) and two daughters, Amy (born August 1988) and Alys (born August 1990).
Borough Council in 1983 becoming the Labour group and council leader in 1989 until 1991 when he stood down to fight delyn at the 1992 election. He was also elected as a councillor to the Northwich
Town Council in 1987 and also led the Labour group there in 1989 for a year, he left the Town Council in 1991.
He unsuccessfully contested Eddisbury
at the 1983 general election
where he was defeated by the sitting Conservative
MP Alastair Goodlad by some 14,846 votes. In 1984 he contested the West Cheshire
seat for the European Parliament
but was again unsuccessful. He contested Delyn
in Wales
at the 1987 general election
but was defeated by the Tory Keith Raffan
by 1,224 votes. It proved third time lucky for Hanson when he was elected to the House of Commons
at the 1992 general election
when, following Raffan's retirement, he won the Clwyd
seat at Delyn by 2,039 and has remained the MP there since. He made his maiden speech
on 6 May 1992.http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199293/cmhansrd/1992-05-06/Debate-7.html
In parliament he was a member of the Welsh affairs
select committee from 1992 until he joined the public accounts committee in 1996. He became the Parliamentary Private Secretary
PPS
to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Alistair Darling
in 1997 and became a member of the Tony Blair
government in his first reshuffle in 1998 when he was appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
. He was promoted in 1999 on his appointment as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
at the Wales Office
. Following the 2001 general election
he became the PPS to Prime Minister
Blair. He served as the Minister of State
at the Northern Ireland Office
from the 2005 general election
until 8 May 2007, when the Northern Ireland Assembly
was restored after its period of suspension. He was the Minister of State
at the new Ministry of Justice from 9 May 2007 until 8 June 2009. On 21 February 2007, his approval to the Privy Council
was announced.
He was Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing at the Home Office
from 8 June 2009 until the 2010 general election. He then shadowed that role, and after the Labour leadership election
was appointed Shadow Treasury Minister.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician
Politician
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, who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Delyn
Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Delyn is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the 1983 General Election. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
since 1992
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
. He was the Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing from 2009 to 2010. From the 11th May 2010 he has been the shadow police and justice minister and also Shadow Treasury Minister
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
.
Early life and family
Hanson was born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, the son of Brian Hanson (deceased) a forklift truck driver and Glenda Hanson a personnel records clerk, one younger sister, Helen. David was educated at Roscoe Primary School in Liverpool, Grange Primary School in Winsford and the Verdin Comprehensive School
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
(now called Verdin High School, and known as Winsford Verdin Grammar School before 1970) on Grange Lane in Winsford
Winsford
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
and the University of Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
where he received a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1978 and a CertEd
Certificate in Education
The Certificate in Education is a professional qualification for teachers in the United Kingdom. There have been two incarnations of the Cert Ed over the years.-New Cert Ed:...
in 1980, whilst in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
he was the vice president of the university Students' union
Students' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
. He began his career with the Cooperative Society in 1980 as a trainee manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, becoming a manager in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
in 1981 until he joined Spastics Society
Scope (British charity)
Scope is a London-based charity, which operates in England and Wales, focusing on people with cerebral palsy particularly, and disabled people in general. Its aim is that disabled people achieve equality....
, now scope, in 1982. He left the Spastics
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
Society in 1989 when he was appointed as a director at the Society for the prevention of Solvent Abuse
Inhalant
Inhalants are a broad range of drugs whose volatile vapors are taken in via the nose and trachea. They are taken by volatilization, and do not include drugs that are inhaled after burning or heating...
.
He married Margaret Rose Mitchell, who has also been a politician in Vale Royal. She was narrowly defeated at the 1999 Eddisbury By-election
Eddisbury by-election, 1999
The Eddisbury by-election, 1999 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 July 1999 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eddisbury in Cheshire....
.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/386211.stm. They have two sons, Thom (born July 1987) and Daniel (born March 2003) and two daughters, Amy (born August 1988) and Alys (born August 1990).
Political career
He was elected as a councillor to the Vale RoyalVale Royal
Vale Royal was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It contained the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.-Creation:...
Borough Council in 1983 becoming the Labour group and council leader in 1989 until 1991 when he stood down to fight delyn at the 1992 election. He was also elected as a councillor to the Northwich
Northwich
Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
Town Council in 1987 and also led the Labour group there in 1989 for a year, he left the Town Council in 1991.
He unsuccessfully contested Eddisbury
Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Eddisbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
at the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
where he was defeated by the sitting Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP Alastair Goodlad by some 14,846 votes. In 1984 he contested the West Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
seat for the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
but was again unsuccessful. He contested Delyn
Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Delyn is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the 1983 General Election. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
at the 1987 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd...
but was defeated by the Tory Keith Raffan
Keith Raffan
Keith William Twort Raffan, in Aberdeen, is a former Conservative Member of Parliament and Scottish Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament ....
by 1,224 votes. It proved third time lucky for Hanson when he was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
at the 1992 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
when, following Raffan's retirement, he won the Clwyd
Clwyd
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east, bordering England with Cheshire to its east, Shropshire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Gwynedd to its immediate west and Powys to the south. It additionally shares a maritime border with the metropolitan county of...
seat at Delyn by 2,039 and has remained the MP there since. He made his maiden speech
Maiden speech
A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.Traditions surrounding maiden speeches vary from country to country...
on 6 May 1992.http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199293/cmhansrd/1992-05-06/Debate-7.html
In parliament he was a member of the Welsh affairs
Wales Office
The Wales Office / Swyddfa Cymru is a United Kingdom government department. It replaced the former Welsh Office, which had extensive responsibility for governing Wales prior to Welsh devolution in 1999....
select committee from 1992 until he joined the public accounts committee in 1996. He became the Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
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PPS
PPS
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to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the third most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer . In recent years, the office holder has usually been given a junior position in the British Cabinet...
Alistair Darling
Alistair Darling
Alistair Maclean Darling is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament since 1987, currently for Edinburgh South West. He served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2007 to 2010...
in 1997 and became a member of the Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
government in his first reshuffle in 1998 when he was appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
. He was promoted in 1999 on his appointment as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the government of the United Kingdom, junior to both a Minister of State and a Secretary of State....
at the Wales Office
Wales Office
The Wales Office / Swyddfa Cymru is a United Kingdom government department. It replaced the former Welsh Office, which had extensive responsibility for governing Wales prior to Welsh devolution in 1999....
. Following the 2001 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
he became the PPS to Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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Blair. He served as the Minister of State
Minister of State
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at the Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office
The Northern Ireland Office is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and is based in Northern Ireland at Stormont House.-Role:...
from the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
until 8 May 2007, when the Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...
was restored after its period of suspension. He was the Minister of State
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
at the new Ministry of Justice from 9 May 2007 until 8 June 2009. On 21 February 2007, his approval to the Privy Council
Privy council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
was announced.
He was Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing at the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
from 8 June 2009 until the 2010 general election. He then shadowed that role, and after the Labour leadership election
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2010
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by a general election which resulted in a hung parliament. On 10 May, Gordon Brown resigned as Leader of the Labour Party. The following day, he stepped down as Prime Minister....
was appointed Shadow Treasury Minister.
External links
- David Hanson official constituency website
- David Hanson MP Welsh Labour Party profile
- Minister of State for Justice archived government profile