Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Incumbent
Sajid Javid
since 14 July 2016
Department for Communities and Local Government
Style The Right Honourable
(Formal prefix)
Communities Secretary
Appointer Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder Ruth Kelly
Formation 6 May 2006
Website http://www.communities.gov.uk/

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

Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister
David Miliband 5 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour Tony Blair
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 11 May 2015 Conservative David Cameron
(I)
Greg Clark 11 May 2015 14 July 2016 Conservative David Cameron
(II)
Sajid Javid 14 July 2016 Incumbent Conservative Theresa May

References

  1. ↑ "Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government". Government of The United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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