Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is a position with the UK Opposition's Shadow Cabinet; if the opposition party forms a new government, the designated person is a likely choice to become the new Levelling Up Secretary.
The position has existed in many iterations, first as Environment, Transport and the Regions in 1997 after the Government's reorganisation. The portfolio shifted among government departments for many years until resting on Communities and Local Government in 2006, until 2021 when it got its current name with the added portfolio of housing; until 2021, the Shadow Communities Secretary did not hold responsibility for housing as the Labour Party created a separate position, Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, in 2016.
Under Michael Howard, the arrangement was slightly different. There was a Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs in Shadow Cabinet who supervised a Shadow Local Government Secretary and a Shadow Regions Secretary outside of it.
The current Shadow Communities Secretary is Angela Rayner. The main role is to scrutinise the levelling-up policy of the British government.
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997–2001)
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001–2002)
Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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Theresa May
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18 September 2001
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6 June 2002
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Conservative
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Duncan Smith
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Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions (2002)
Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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Eric Pickles
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6 June 2002
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23 July 2002
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Conservative
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Duncan Smith
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Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2002–2003)
Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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David Davis
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23 July 2002
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11 November 2003
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Conservative
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Duncan Smith
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Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs (2003–2005)
Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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David Curry
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11 November 2003
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15 March 2004
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Conservative
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Howard
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Caroline Spelman
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15 March 2004
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6 May 2005
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Conservative
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Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government
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Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Eric Pickles
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11 November 2003
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6 May 2005
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Bernard Jenkin
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11 November 2003
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6 May 2005
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Conservative
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Howard
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Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government Affairs and Communities (2005)
Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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Caroline Spelman
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6 May 2005
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5 December 2005
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Conservative
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Howard
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Shadow Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2005–2006)
Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Political party
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Shadow Cabinet
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Caroline Spelman
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5 December 2005
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6 May 2006
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Conservative
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Cameron
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Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2006–2021)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2021–present)
References
- ^ Full list: the shadow cabinet
- ^ O'Donoghue, Dan (2 February 2022). "Lisa Nandy tears into government's levelling up plan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ CHANGES TO OPPOSITION FRONTBENCH: PICKLES REPLACES MAY IN LOCAL GOVT
- ^ Her Majesty's Official Opposition as at 21 May 2005
- ^ At-a-glance: New shadow cabinet
- ^ "Mr John Denham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Caroline Flint". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Hilary Benn". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Emma Reynolds". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Jon Trickett". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Grahame Morris". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2022.