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 UK/Minister of State for the Armed Forces

In office
15 July 2016 - 12 June 2017

Employment.png UK/Minister of State for Justice

In office
15 July 2014 - 15 July 2016

Employment.png UK/Minister of State for Policing

In office
15 July 2014 - 15 July 2016

Employment.png UK/Minister of State for Disabled People

In office
7 October 2013 - 15 July 2014

Employment.png UK/Minister of State for Northern Ireland

In office
4 September 2012 - 7 October 2013

Employment.png UK/Minister of State for Transport

In office
12 May 2010 - 4 September 2012
Preceded bySadiq Khan
Succeeded bySimon Burns

Sir Mike Penning

Secrecy

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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