Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |
Style | Communities Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth) |
Status | Secretary of state Minister of the Crown |
Reports to | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 6 May 2006 |
First holder | David Miliband |
Website | www |
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, also referred to as the communities secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.[1] The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, 15th in the ministerial ranking.[2]
The incumbent is Michael Gove, following his appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in September 2021.
History[]
This department was created in 2006 by then British prime minister Tony Blair to replace John Prescott's Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which had taken on the local government and regions portfolios from the defunct Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in 2002.[3]
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 functions from the deputy prime minister himself.[citation needed]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson renamed the position Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and gave responsibility of the pledge in the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto of 'levelling up' to the Secretary of State.[4]
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.[5]
List of secretaries and ministers[]
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Ref. | ||
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David Miliband MP for South Shields |
5 May 2005 |
5 May 2006 |
Labour | Blair III | [6] |
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Ref. | ||
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Ruth Kelly MP for Bolton West |
6 May 2006 |
28 June 2007 |
Labour | Blair III | [7] | ||
Hazel Blears MP for Salford |
28 June 2007 |
5 June 2009 |
Labour | Brown | [8] | ||
John Denham MP for Southampton Itchen |
5 June 2009 |
11 May 2010 |
Labour | [9] | |||
Eric Pickles MP for Brentwood and Ongar |
12 May 2010 |
11 May 2015 |
Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
[10] | ||
Greg Clark MP for Tunbridge Wells |
11 May 2015 |
14 July 2016 |
Conservative | Cameron II | [11] | ||
Sajid Javid MP for Bromsgrove |
14 July 2016 |
8 January 2018 |
Conservative | May I | [12] | ||
May II |
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Ref. | ||
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Sajid Javid MP for Bromsgrove |
8 January 2018 |
30 April 2018 |
Conservative | May II | [12] | ||
James Brokenshire MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup |
30 April 2018 |
24 July 2019 |
Conservative | May II | [13] | ||
Robert Jenrick MP for Newark |
24 July 2019 |
15 September 2021 |
Conservative | Johnson | [14] | ||
Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath |
15 September 2021 |
18 September 2021 |
Conservative | Johnson | [15] |
Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath |
18 September 2021 |
Incumbent | Conservative | Johnson | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government". gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Her Majesty's Government: The Cabinet". parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Knight, Sam (5 May 2006). "Prescott loses his dream home: the mega department". The Times. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cordon, Gavin (18 September 2021). "Michael Gove heads rebranded 'Department for Levelling Up'". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ House of Commons Library https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN00930
- ^ "Rt Hon David Miliband". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Ruth Kelly". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Hazel Blears". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon John Denham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Rt Hon Greg Clark MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Sajid Javid announced as new Home Secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation". Sky News. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Robert Jenrick replaces James Brokenshire as housing secretary". Inside Housing. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Michael Gove replaces Robert Jenrick as housing secretary". Inside Housing. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
- 2006 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Housing ministers of the United Kingdom