Mike Penning

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Person.png Mike Penning   Powerbase WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Born1957-09-28
Middlesex, England, UK
Children2 daughters
SpouseAngela Smith
PartyConservative

Employment.png Minister of State for the Armed Forces

In office
15 July 2016 - 12 June 2017
Succeeded byMark Lancaster

Employment.png Minister of State for Justice

In office
15 July 2014 - 15 July 2016

Employment.png Minister of State for Policing

In office
15 July 2014 - 15 July 2016

Employment.png Minister of State for Disabled People

In office
7 October 2013 - 15 July 2014

Employment.png Minister of State for Northern Ireland

In office
4 September 2012 - 7 October 2013

Employment.png Minister of State for Transport

In office
12 May 2010 - 4 September 2012

In 2015 Mike Penning claimed that files relating to the investigation and conviction of the Shrewsbury 24 would not be released, on the grounds of "national security".[1]

Statements

"Britain's military must stop being used as a 'cash cow' for overseas aid missions, the ex-Armed Forces minister says today. Sir Mike Penning warns operations such as the Royal Navy's task of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are 'draining military capabilities'."[2]

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