United Kingdom Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety | |
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Website | www |
The Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety [1] is a mid-level position in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the British government. The position has been held by Lee Rowley since the November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle on 13 November 2023. [2]
The position was formerly known as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Regeneration; Minister of State for Housing and Planning; and the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
The office was known as Minister for Planning and Local Government in the Labour government, 1974–1979.
The office was known as Minister for Housing and Construction in the Heath ministry.
Between 1994 and 1997, the Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency was a role in the Department of the Environment, and was held by West Hertfordshire MP Robert Jones. [3]
The minister has the following responsibilities: [4]
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
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Minister of State for Local Government and Development | |||||
Graham Page | Before 1974 | Before 1974 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Local Government and Planning | |||||
John Silkin | 7 March 1974 | 10 September 1976 | Labour | ||
Office not in use (1976–79) | |||||
Minister of State for Housing | |||||
John Stanley | 7 May 1979 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | ||
Ian Gow | 13 June 1983 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative | ||
John Patten | 2 September 1985 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | ||
The Hon William Waldegrave | 13 June 1987 | 25 July 1988 | Conservative | ||
The Earl of Caithness | 25 July 1988 | 25 July 1989 | Conservative | ||
Michael Howard | 25 July 1989 | 3 January 1990 | Conservative | ||
Michael Spicer | 3 January 1990 | 28 November 1990 | Conservative | ||
George Young | 28 November 1990 | 11 July 1994 | Conservative | ||
The Viscount Ullswater | 20 July 1994 | 6 July 1995 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency | |||||
Robert Jones | 6 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |||||
Hilary Armstrong | 2 May 1997 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | ||
Nick Raynsford | 29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | ||
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Regeneration | |||||
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 | Labour | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |||||
The Lord Rooker | 29 May 2002 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | ||
Keith Hill | 13 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | ||
Yvette Cooper | 10 May 2005 | 24 January 2008 | Labour | ||
Caroline Flint | 24 January 2008 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | ||
Margaret Beckett | 3 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | ||
John Healey | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |||||
Grant Shapps | 13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | ||
Mark Prisk | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | ||
Kris Hopkins | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |||||
Brandon Lewis | 15 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing | |||||
Gavin Barwell | 17 July 2016 | 9 June 2017 | Conservative | ||
Alok Sharma | 14 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |||||
Dominic Raab | 9 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 | Conservative | ||
Kit Malthouse | 9 July 2018 | 25 July 2019 | Conservative | ||
Esther McVey | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing | |||||
Christopher Pincher | 13 February 2020 | 8 February 2022 | Conservative | ||
Stuart Andrew | 8 February 2022 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative | ||
Marcus Jones | 8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing | |||||
Lee Rowley | 8 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |||||
Lucy Frazer | 26 October 2022 | 7 February 2023 | Conservative | ||
Rachel Maclean | 7 February 2023 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety | |||||
Lee Rowley | 13 November 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative |
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