Lynne Featherstone was appointed as the Minister of State for Crime Prevention at the Home Office today.

She moves into the new role from her former position as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development following the resignation of Norman Baker yesterday.

Lynne Featherstone has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green since 2005. She was elected to Haringey Council in 1998, a position she held until 2006. In 2000 she was elected to the London Assembly, where she chaired the Transport Committee and served on the Health and Standards Committees and the Metropolitan Police Authority.

She served as the Liberal Democrats’ International Development Spokesperson in 2006, before becoming their Youth and Equalities Spokesperson in 2007.

Lynne previously served as Home Office Minister for Equalities and Criminal Information.

• More information - including detail of new portfolio - on Home Office website