Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
(Redirected from Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety)
The Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution[1] is a junior position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. The position is currently held by Jim McMahon.
United Kingdom Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution | |
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since 6 July 2024 | |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Website | www |
Responsibilities
editThe Minister's Responsibilities include:
- Strategic oversight of English local and regional government structures
- Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions)
- Local government policy (including the Office for Local Government, stewardship, local audit, and governance reform)
- Mayoral Combined Authorities and pan-regional bodies
- Planning casework
Ministers
editName | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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Minister of State for Local Government | |||||||
Tom King | 6 May 1979 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
The Lord Bellwin | 6 January 1983 | 11 September 1984 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
Kenneth Baker | 11 September 1984 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
The Hon William Waldegrave | 2 September 1985 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
Rhodes Boyson | 10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
Michael Howard | 13 June 1987 | 25 July 1988 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
John Gummer | 25 July 1988 | 25 July 1989 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
David Hunt | 25 July 1989 | 4 May 1990 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
Michael Portillo | 4 May 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Major | |||
John Redwood | 15 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | Major | |||
David Curry | 27 May 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Major | |||
Hilary Armstrong | 2 May 1997 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | Blair | |||
Minister of State for Local and Regional Government | |||||||
Nick Raynsford | 11 June 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | Blair | |||
Minister of State for Local Government | |||||||
Phil Woolas | 10 May 2005 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Blair | |||
John Healey | 28 June 2007 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Brown | |||
Rosie Winterton | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Brown | |||
Grant Shapps | 13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron | |||
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |||||||
Mark Prisk | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | Cameron | |||
Kris Hopkins | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | Cameron | |||
Brandon Lewis | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Conservative | Cameron | |||
Marcus Jones | 8 May 2015 | 8 January 2018 | Conservative | Cameron | |||
May | |||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government | |||||||
Rishi Sunak | 9 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 | Conservative | May | |||
Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth | |||||||
Jake Berry | 24 July 2019[a] | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | Johnson | |||
Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government | |||||||
Simon Clarke | 13 February 2020 | 8 September 2020 | Conservative | Johnson | |||
Luke Hall | 8 September 2020 | 15 September 2021 | Conservative | Johnson | |||
Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities | |||||||
Kemi Badenoch | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | |||
Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety | |||||||
Paul Scully | 8 July 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | |||
Truss | |||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety | |||||||
Lee Rowley | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government | |||||||
Simon Hoare | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution | |||||||
Jim McMahon | 6 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Labour |
Notes
edit- ^ Berry previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 14 June 2017 to 24 July 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.