Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Arms of Her Majesty's Government Department for Communities and Local Government
Incumbent Eric Pickles since 12 May 2010
Department	Department for Communities and Local Government
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Elizabeth II as the Sovereign, on the advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Ruth Kelly
Formation	6 May 2006
Website	http://www.communities.gov.uk/

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government.

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
Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	David Miliband		5 May 2005	5 May 2006	Labour		Tony Blair
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	Ruth Kelly		6 May 2006	27 June 2007	Labour		Tony Blair
	Hazel Blears		28 June 2007	5 June 2009	Labour		Gordon Brown
	John Denham		5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour
	Eric Pickles		12 May 2010	Incumbent	Conservative		David Cameron (Coalition)