Rt Hon Lord Hanson of Flint

Lord Hanson of Flint OBE was appointed Minister of State for the Home Office on 9 July 2024. He has previously served as the MP for Delyn from 1992 to 2019. Lord Hanson held a number of different positions whilst serving as an MP. 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 in 1997 and became Assistant Government Whip in 1998. 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 Tony Blair. Lord Hanson served as Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from the 2005 election until May 2007. He was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice from May 2007 until June 2009. On 21 February 2007 he was appointed to the Privy Council. He was also Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terroris