Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Incumbent
James Brokenshire
since 30 April 2018
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Style Communities Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and the Commonwealth)
Appointer The Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation 6 May 2006
First holder David Miliband
Website www.communities.gov.uk

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or informally Communities Secretary is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, previously known as the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2006 to 2018.[1]

This department was created in 2006 by then British Prime Minister Tony Blair to replace the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

The Secretary of State took over the responsibilities of the Minister of State for Communities and Local Government. This post, within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was created in 2005, on the transfer of several of the functions of the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott.

List of Secretaries and Ministers

Minister of State for Communities and Local Government
Portrait Name Term of office Party Ministry Ref.
David Miliband
MP for South Shields		 5 May
2005		 5 May
2006		 Labour Blair III [2]
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Portrait Name Term of office Party Ministry Ref.
Ruth Kelly
MP for Bolton West		 6 May
2006		 27 June
2007		 Labour Blair III [3]
Hazel Blears
MP for Salford		 28 June
2007		 5 June
2009		 Labour Brown [4]
John Denham
MP for Southampton Itchen		 5 June
2009		 11 May
2010		 Labour [5]
Eric Pickles
MP for Brentwood and Ongar		 12 May
2010		 11 May
2015		 Conservative Cameron–Clegg
(Con.–L.D.)		 [6]
Greg Clark
MP for Tunbridge Wells		 11 May
2015		 14 July
2016		 Conservative Cameron II [7]
Sajid Javid
MP for Bromsgrove		 14 July
2016		 8 January
2018		 Conservative May I [8]
May II
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Portrait Name Term of office Party Ministry Ref.
Sajid Javid
MP for Bromsgrove		 8 January
2018		 30 April
2018		 Conservative May II [8]
James Brokenshire
MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup		 30 April
2018		 Conservative May II [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government". Government of The United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rt Hon David Miliband". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ruth Kelly". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rt Hon Hazel Blears". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rt Hon John Denham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rt Hon Greg Clark MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sajid Javid announced as new Home Secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation". Sky News. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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