Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

The Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution[1] is a junior position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. The position is currently held by Jim McMahon.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
Incumbent
Jim McMahon
since 6 July 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--173

Responsibilities

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The Minister's Responsibilities include:

  • Strategic oversight of English local and regional government structures
  • Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions)
  • Local government policy (including the Office for Local Government, stewardship, local audit, and governance reform)
  • Mayoral Combined Authorities and pan-regional bodies
  • Planning casework

Ministers

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Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Minister of State for Local Government
Tom King   6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Thatcher
The Lord Bellwin 6 January 1983 11 September 1984 Conservative Thatcher
Kenneth Baker   11 September 1984 2 September 1985 Conservative Thatcher
The Hon 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   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   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   13 November 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative Sunak
Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
Jim McMahon   6 July 2024 Incumbent Labour Labour

Notes

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  1. ^ Berry previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 14 June 2017 to 24 July 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.