Dame Diana Johnson

Biography

Parliamentary service

Party affiliations

Election history

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

Voting participation

401st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

By Parliament

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

joint 66th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Annual breakdown

Committee memberships

Current committees

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

• Home Affairs Committee 2020–2024, 2021–2024 · attendance 100.0%
• Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 2020–2022
• Liaison Committee (Commons) 2021–2024
• Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 2023–2024
• National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%

Hansard activity

49th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

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Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

1. 2005

   • 5 May 2005 – Became MP for Kingston upon Hull North
   • 5 May 2005 – Joined Labour

2. 2007

   • 2 July 2007 – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

3. 2009

   • 9 June 2009 – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools)
   • 10 June 2009 – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

4. 2010

   • 6 May 2010 – Became MP for Kingston upon Hull North
   • 12 May 2010 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health)
   • 13 May 2010 – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools)
   • 8 October 2010 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
   • 8 October 2010 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health)

5. 2015

   • 18 September 2015 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
   • 18 September 2015 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)

6. 2016

   • 27 June 2016 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

7. 2020

   • 11 May 2020 – Joined Home Affairs Committee
   • 13 July 2020 – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament

8. 2021

   • 15 December 2021 – Became Chair of Home Affairs Committee
   • 15 December 2021 – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

9. 2022

   • 25 January 2022 – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

10. 2023

    • 22 June 2023 – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government

11. 2024

    • 4 July 2024 – Became MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
    • 8 July 2024 – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office)

12. 2025

    • 6 September 2025 – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
    • 6 September 2025 – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office)

13. 2026

    • 21 July 2026 – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
    • 21 July 2026 – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
    • 14 October 2026 – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill

Constituency: Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham