Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness

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United Kingdom
Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
since 6 September 2025
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

The Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness[1] is a junior position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. The position is currently held by Alison McGovern.

Responsibilities

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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

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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
Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin 6 January 1983 11 September 1984 Conservative Thatcher
Kenneth Baker 11 September 1984 2 September 1985 Conservative Thatcher
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 6 September 2025 Labour Co-op Starmer
Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness
Alison McGovern 6 September 2025 Incumbent Labour Starmer

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 Homelessness) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2025.