Ministerial role
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Organisations:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Current role holder:
The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP
Responsibilities
- Strategic oversight of the Department’s business and policy, including:
- Housing and planning
- Local government and English devolution
- Regional and local growth
- Communities and faith
- Democracy and elections
- Public Appointments
- Planning casework
- Corporate
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP
Angela Rayner was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 20 July 2026. She previously held the same role between 5 July 2024 and 5 September 2025 when she was also Deputy Prime Minister. She was elected as the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne in May 2015.
Previous holders of this role
The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
2025 to 2026
The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP
2024 to 2025