Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

The secretary of state for housing, communities, and local government, also referred to as the 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]

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent Robert Jenrick since 24 July 2019
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

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.

Responsibilities

As well as general responsibilities within the department's remit, the secretary of state has the power to determine "called in" planning applications and "recovered" appeals in England.[2]

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	[3]

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	28 June 2007	Labour	Blair III	[4]
		Hazel Blears MP for Salford	28 June 2007	5 June 2009	Labour	Brown	[5]
		John Denham MP for Southampton Itchen	5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour		[6]
		Eric Pickles MP for Brentwood and Ongar	12 May 2010	11 May 2015	Conservative	Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.)	[7]
		Greg Clark MP for Tunbridge Wells	11 May 2015	14 July 2016	Conservative	Cameron II	[8]
		Sajid Javid MP for Bromsgrove	14 July 2016	8 January 2018	Conservative	May I	[9]
						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	[9]
		James Brokenshire MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup	30 April 2018	24 July 2019	Conservative	May II	[10]
		Robert Jenrick MP for Newark	24 July 2019	Incumbent	Conservative	Johnson	[11]

References

1. "Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government". Government of The United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. House of Commons Library https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN00930
3. "Rt Hon David Miliband". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
4. "Ruth Kelly". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
5. "Rt Hon Hazel Blears". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
6. "Rt Hon John Denham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
7. "Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
8. "Rt Hon Greg Clark MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
9. "Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
10. "Sajid Javid announced as new Home Secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation". Sky News. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
11. "Robert Jenrick replaces James Brokenshire as housing secretary". Inside Housing. Retrieved 25 July 2019.