Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)

Organisations: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Current role holder: Jim McMahon OBE MP

Responsibilities

• 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

Current role holder

Jim McMahon OBE MP

Jim McMahon was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 6 July 2024. He has been the MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (and its predecessor Oldham West and Royton) since December 2015.

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