Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

United Kingdom Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Alison McGovern since 6 September 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Website	www.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

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

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

1. Berry previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from 14 June 2017 to 24 July 2019.

References

1. "Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and Homelessness) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2025.