Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

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Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

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| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

| appointer_qualified = on advice of the Prime Minister

| appointer = The Monarch

| nominator = Prime Minister

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| incumbentsince = 6 July 2024

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| incumbent = Jim McMahon

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| image = Jim McMahon official portrait 03.jpg

| department = Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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| website = {{URL|https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--173}}

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The Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution{{Cite web |title=Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution) - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--173 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=www.gov.uk |language=en}} 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:

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

class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" \|Name ! Portrait ! Entered office ! Left office ! Political party ! colspan="2" \|Prime Minister
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Local Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Tom King \|60px \| 6 May 1979 \| 6 January 1983 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| The Lord Bellwin \| \| 6 January 1983 \| 11 September 1984 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Kenneth Baker \|60px \| 11 September 1984 \| 2 September 1985 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| The Hon William Waldegrave \|60px \| 2 September 1985 \| 10 September 1986 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Rhodes Boyson \|60px \| 10 September 1986 \| 13 June 1987 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Michael Howard \|60px \| 13 June 1987 \| 25 July 1988 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| John Gummer \|60px \| 25 July 1988 \| 25 July 1989 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| David Hunt \|60px \| 25 July 1989 \| 4 May 1990 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Thatcher
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Michael Portillo \|60px \| 4 May 1990 \| 14 April 1992 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Major
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| John Redwood \|60px \| 15 April 1992 \| 27 May 1993 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Major
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| David Curry \| \| 27 May 1993 \| 2 May 1997 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Major
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Hilary Armstrong \|60px \| 2 May 1997 \| 8 June 2001 \| Labour ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Blair
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Local and Regional Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Nick Raynsford \|60px \| 11 June 2001 \| 10 May 2005 \| Labour ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Blair
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Local Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Phil Woolas \|60px \| 10 May 2005 \| 28 June 2007 \| Labour ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Blair
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| John Healey \|60px \| 28 June 2007 \| 5 June 2009 \| Labour ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Brown
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Rosie Winterton \|60px \| 5 June 2009 \| 11 May 2010 \| Labour ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Brown
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Grant Shapps \|60px \| 13 May 2010 \| 4 September 2012 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Cameron
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Mark Prisk \|60px \| 4 September 2012 \| 7 October 2013 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Cameron
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Kris Hopkins \|60px \| 7 October 2013 \| 15 July 2014 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Cameron
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Brandon Lewis \|60px \| 15 July 2014 \| 8 May 2015 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Cameron
rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| rowspan=2 \| Marcus Jones \| rowspan=2 \| 60px \| rowspan=2 \| 8 May 2015 \| rowspan=2 \| 8 January 2018 \| rowspan=2 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Cameron
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| May
colspan="8" \|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Rishi Sunak \|60px \| 9 January 2018 \| 24 July 2019 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| May
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Jake Berry \|60px \| 24 July 2019{{efn\|Berry previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 14 June 2017 to 24 July 2019.}} \| 13 February 2020 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Johnson
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Simon Clarke \|60px \| 13 February 2020 \| 8 September 2020 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Johnson
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Luke Hall \|60px \| 8 September 2020 \| 15 September 2021 \| Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Johnson
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Kemi Badenoch \|File:Official portrait of Mrs Kemi Badenoch crop 2.jpg \|16 September 2021 \|6 July 2022 \|Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Johnson
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety
rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| rowspan=2 \|Paul Scully \| rowspan=2 \|File:Official portrait of Paul Scully MP crop 2.jpg \| rowspan=2 \|8 July 2022 \| rowspan=2 \|27 October 2022 \| rowspan=2 \|Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Johnson
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| Truss
colspan="8" \|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Lee Rowley \|File:Official portrait of Lee Rowley MP crop 2.jpg \|27 October 2022 \|13 November 2023 \|Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Sunak
colspan="8" \|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Simon Hoare \|File:Official portrait of Simon Hoare (cropped).jpg \|13 November 2023 \|5 July 2024 \|Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Sunak
colspan="8" \|Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \|Jim McMahon \|File:Jim McMahon official portrait 03 (cropped).jpg \|6 July 2024 \|Incumbent \|Labour ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \|Labour

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! colspan="2" |Name

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! Entered office

! Left office

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! colspan="2" |Prime Minister

colspan="8" |Minister of State for Local Government

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Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

Responsibilities

Ministers

Notes

References