The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government 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.
Responsibilities The minister's responsibilities include:
Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions) Local government policy (including stewardship, local audit, and governance reform) Local government reorganisation Homelessness and rough sleeping Supported housing and domestic abuse Resettlement Planning casework
Ministers Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political partyPrime MinisterMinister of State for Local Government Tom King 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Thatcher Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin 6 January 1983 11 September 1984 Conservative Kenneth Baker 11 September 1984 2 September 1985 Conservative William Waldegrave 2 September 1985 10 September 1986 Conservative Rhodes Boyson 10 September 1986 13 June 1987 Conservative Michael Howard 13 June 1987 25 July 1988 Conservative John Gummer 25 July 1988 25 July 1989 Conservative David Hunt 25 July 1989 4 May 1990 Conservative Michael Portillo 4 May 1990 14 April 1992 Conservative Major John Redwood 15 April 1992 27 May 1993 Conservative David Curry 27 May 1993 2 May 1997 Conservative Hilary Armstrong 2 May 1997 8 June 2001 Labour BlairMinister of State for Local and Regional Government Nick Raynsford 11 June 2001 10 May 2005 Labour BlairMinister 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 LabourParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Andrew Stunell 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Liberal Democrats Cameron Don Foster 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 7 October 2013 8 May 2015 Liberal DemocratsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government Marcus Jones 8 May 2015 8 January 2018 Conservative Cameron May Rishi Sunak 9 January 2018 24 July 2019 ConservativeMinister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Jake Berry 24 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative JohnsonMinister 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 ConservativeMinister of State for Local Government, Faith and CommunitiesKemi Badenoch16 September 20216 July 2022Conservative JohnsonMinister of State for Local Government and Building SafetyPaul Scully8 July 202227 October 2022Conservative Johnson TrussParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building SafetyLee Rowley27 October 202213 November 2023ConservativeSunakParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local GovernmentSimon Hoare13 November 20235 July 2024ConservativeSunakMinister of State for Local Government and English DevolutionJim McMahon6 July 20246 September 2025Labour Co-opStarmerMinister of State for Local Government and HomelessnessAlison McGovern6 September 202521 July 2026LabourStarmerParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government, Devolution and Regional GrowthJim McMahon 22 July 2026IncumbentLabour Co-opBurnham
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