Minister for Local Government (United Kingdom)

The Minister for Local Government is a junior position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. It is currently held by Luke Hall, who took the office on 8 September 2020.

Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government
Incumbent
Luke Hall

since 8 September 2020
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/dclg

Responsibilities

Minister's Responsibilities include:

  • Local government engagement, policy & finance
  • Devolution and the Devolution White Paper
  • Levelling up
  • Climate change
  • UK Shared Prosperity Fund
  • Mayoral Combined Authorities
  • Pan-regional growth bodies
  • Local digital
  • Freeports
  • Planning casework

Ministers for Local Government

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Notes
Tom King 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
The Lord Bellwin 6 January 1983 11 September 1984 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
Kenneth Baker 11 September 1984 2 September 1985 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
The Hon William Waldegrave 2 September 1985 10 September 1986 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
Rhodes Boyson 10 September 1986 13 June 1987 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
Michael Howard 13 June 1987 25 July 1988 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
John Gummer 25 July 1988 25 July 1989 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
David Hunt 25 July 1989 4 May 1990 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
Michael Portillo 4 May 1990 14 April 1992 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
John Redwood 15 April 1992 27 May 1993 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
David Curry 27 May 1993 2 May 1997 Conservative Minister of State for Local Government
Hilary Armstrong 2 May 1997 8 June 2001 Labour Minister of State for Local Government
Nick Raynsford 11 June 2001 10 May 2005 Labour Minister of State for Local Government and the Regions
Phil Woolas 10 May 2005 28 June 2007 Labour Minister of State for Local Government
John Healey 28 June 2007 5 June 2009 Labour Minister of State for Local Government
Rosie Winterton 5 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Minister of State for Local Government
Grant Shapps 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
Mark Prisk 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Conservative Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
Kris Hopkins 7 October 2013 15 July 2014 Conservative Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
Brandon Lewis 15 July 2014 8 May 2015 Conservative Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
Marcus Jones 8 May 2015 8 January 2018 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government
Rishi Sunak 9 January 2018 24 July 2019 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government
Luke Hall 24 July 2019 13 December 2019 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government
Simon Clarke 13 February 2020 8 September 2020 Conservative Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government
Luke Hall 8 September 2020 incumbent Conservative Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government
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