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 Tony 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 appointment 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. In September 2011 he contributed to the book What Next for Labour? Ideas for a new Generation, his piece was entitled "What Awaits Labour in 2015?" Hanson lost his seat in the 2019 general election to Rob Roberts, the Conservative Party candidate. He was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for political service. Personal life He married Margaret Rose Mitchell, who has also been a politician in Vale Royal. She was narrowly defeated at the 1999 Eddisbury by-election, the same constituency he himself had fought in 1983. They have a son and three daughters. References External links David Hanson official constituency website David Hanson MP Welsh Labour Party profile Minister of State for Justice archived government profile 1957 births Living people Knights Bachelor Politicians awarded knighthoods Welsh Labour Party MPs Northern Ireland Office junior ministers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People from Winsford Alumni of the University of Hull Politicians from Liverpool Labour Friends of Israel Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister UK MPs 1992–1997 UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 Welsh republicans