Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness | |
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| 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 |
The Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness[1] is a junior position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. The position is currently held by Alison McGovern.
Responsibilities
[edit]The minister's responsibilities include:
- Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions)
- Local government policy (including stewardship, local audit, and governance reform)
- Local government reorganisation
- Homelessness and rough sleeping
- Supported housing and domestic abuse
- Resettlement
- Planning casework
Ministers
[edit]| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Local Government | |||||||
| Tom King | 
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6 May 1979 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | Thatcher | ||
| Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin | 6 January 1983 | 11 September 1984 | Conservative | Thatcher | |||
| Kenneth Baker | 
|
11 September 1984 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative | Thatcher | ||
| 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 | _(cropped).jpg?lang=en)
|
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 | .jpg?lang=en)
|
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 | .jpg?lang=en)
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13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | ||
| Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution | |||||||
| Jim McMahon | .jpg?lang=en)
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6 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour Co-op | Starmer | ||
| Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness | |||||||
| Alison McGovern | 
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6 September 2025 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | ||
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 Homelessness) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
