Alan Johnson

The Right Honourable Alan Johnson MP
Official portrait
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 8 October 2010 – 20 January 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Alistair Darling
Succeeded by	Ed Balls
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader	Harriet Harman Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Chris Grayling
Succeeded by	Ed Balls
Home Secretary
In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Jacqui Smith
Succeeded by	Theresa May
Secretary of State for Health
In office 28 June 2007 – 5 June 2009
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Patricia Hewitt
Succeeded by	Andy Burnham
Secretary of State for Education and Skills
In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Ruth Kelly
Succeeded by	Ed Balls (at CSF) John Denham (at IUS)
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office 6 May 2005 – 5 May 2006
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Patricia Hewitt
Succeeded by	Alistair Darling
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office 8 September 2004 – 6 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Andrew Smith
Succeeded by	David Blunkett
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Stuart Randall (Hull West)
Majority	5,740 (18.2%)
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-17) 17 May 1950 (age 74) Paddington, London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Judith Cox (divorced) Laura Patient (m. 1991-present)
Website	www.AlanJohnson.org

Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is an English politician and former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was born and raised in London.^[1] He has been the Member of Parliament for the Hull West and Hessle constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire since the 1997 general election.

He is a member of the Labour Party.^[2]

Johnson has been married twice. His first marriage was to Judith Elizabeth Cox. They had one son and two daughters.^[1] After his divorce he married Laura Jane Patient in 1991. They had a son,^[3] born in 2000.^[4]

References

1. Debrett's People of Today 2005 (18th ed.). Debrett's. 2005. p. 866. ISBN 1-870520-10-6.
2. "NS profile: Alan Johnson". New Statesman. Retrieved 2006-08-20.
3. Shipman, Tim (2007-12-08). "While Blair converts to Catholicism, only 8 Ministers say they believe in God". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
4. Greenstreet, Rosanna (24 October 2009). "Q&A: Alan Johnson | Life and style". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-02.