Minister for Policing - Wikipedia Minister for Policing This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2016 ) Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty 's Government Incumbent Nick Hurd since 12 June 2017 Home Office Appointer Theresa May Website www.homeoffice.gov.uk The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice is a ministerial position held jointly at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice in the Government of the United Kingdom. Conservative MP Mike Penning held the portfolio between July 2014 and July 2016. He was promoted by new Prime Minister Theresa May in 2016, with his successor announced as Brandon Lewis. The post was created by the splitting of the now - defunct office of the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing into two new ministerial posts : Security & Counter-Terrorism and Crime & Policing. From January 2016 onwards the Minister is responsible for the portfolio for Fire and Rescue Services. Ministers Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M. David Maclean 27 May 1993 2 May 1997 Conservative John Major Alun Michael 2 May 1997 27 October 1998 Labour Tony Blair Paul Boateng 27 October 1998 11 June 2001 Labour John Denham 11 June 2001 13 June 2003 Labour Hazel Blears 13 June 2003 5 May 2006 Labour Tony McNulty 5 May 2006 3 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown Vernon Coaker 3 October 2008 3 June 2009 Labour David Hanson 10 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Nick Herbert 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron Damian Green 4 September 2012 15 July 2014 Conservative Mike Penning 15 July 2014 16 July 2016 Conservative Brandon Lewis 16 July 2016 12 June 2017 Conservative Theresa May Nick Hurd 12 June 2017 Incumbent Conservative References Jump up ^ `` The Rt Hon Nick Herbert - GOV.UK ''. Homeoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 16. Home Office Headquarters : 2 Marsham Street Home Secretary : Sajid Javid Ministers Immigration Policing and the Fire Service Security Divisions Border Force HM Passport Office Immigration Enforcement National DNA Database UK Visas and Immigration Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism Non-departmental public bodies Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Animals in Science Committee Disclosure and Barring Service Gangmasters Licensing Authority Independent Police Complaints Commission Investigatory Powers Tribunal National DNA Database Ethics Group Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner Security Industry Authority This article related to government in the United Kingdom or its constituent countries is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Policing&oldid=825434884 '' Categories : Home Office ( United Kingdom ) Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom 1993 establishments in the United Kingdom United Kingdom government stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from August 2016 All articles needing additional references Use dmy dates from September 2012 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 February 2018, at 11 : 16. About Wikipedia

Question: which minister is in charge of the police
Answer: Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice