Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | |
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| 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 |
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or informally 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]
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
| 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 | [2] |
| 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 | [8] |
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James Brokenshire MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup |
30 April 2018 |
Conservative | May II | [9] | |
References
- ^ "Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government". Government of The United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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