Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - wikipedia Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government United Kingdom Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty 's Government Incumbent James Brokenshire since 30 April 2018 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Style The Right Honourable ( Formal prefix ) Communities Secretary Appointer Elizabeth II Inaugural holder David Miliband Formation 6 May 2006 Website http://www.communities.gov.uk/ The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or informally Communities Secretary is a Cabinet position heading the UK 's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, previously known as the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2006 to 2018. This department was created in 2006 by then British Prime Minister Tony Blair to replace the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The Secretary of State took over the responsibilities of the Minister of State for Communities and Local Government. This post, within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was created in 2005, on the transfer of several of the functions of the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. List of Secretaries and Ministers Minister of State for Communities and Local Government Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) Term of office Party Ministry Ref. The Right Honourable David Miliband MP for South Shields ( born 1965 ) 5 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour Blair III Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) Term of office Party Ministry Ref. The Right Honourable Ruth Kelly MP for Bolton West ( born 1968 ) 6 May 2006 27 June 2007 Labour Blair III The Right Honourable Hazel Blears MP for Salford ( born 1956 ) 28 June 2007 5 June 2009 Labour Brown The Right Honourable John Denham MP for Southampton Itchen ( born 1953 ) 5 June 2009 11 May Labour The Right Honourable Eric Pickles MP for Brentwood and Ongar ( born 1952 ) 12 May 11 May 2015 Conservative Cameron -- Clegg ( Con. -- L.D. ) The Right Honourable Greg Clark MP for Tunbridge Wells ( born 1967 ) 11 May 2015 14 July 2016 Conservative Cameron II The Right Honourable Sajid Javid MP for Bromsgrove ( born 1969 ) 14 July 2016 8 January 2018 Conservative May I May II Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) Term of office Party Ministry Ref. The Right Honourable Sajid Javid MP for Bromsgrove ( born 1969 ) 8 January 2018 30 April 2018 Conservative May II The Right Honourable James Brokenshire MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( born 1968 ) 30 April 2018 Conservative May II References Jump up ^ `` Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ''. Government of The United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Rt Hon David Miliband ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ruth Kelly ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rt Hon Hazel Blears ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rt Hon John Denham ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rt Hon Greg Clark MP ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP ''. UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sajid Javid announced as new Home Secretary after Amber Rudd 's resignation ''. Sky News. Retrieved 30 April 2018. Secretaries of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Minister of State for Communities and Local Government 2005 -- 06 Miliband Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2006 -- 2018 Kelly Blears Denham Pickles Clark Javid Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 2018 - Present Javid Brokenshire United Kingdom Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Headquarters : 2 Marsham Street Ashdown House Ministers Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Minister of State for Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination Minister of State for Housing and Planning Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State Executive agencies Planning Inspectorate Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Non-departmental public bodies Commission for Local Administration in England ( Local Government Ombudsmen ) Homes and Communities Agency Cabinet of the United Kingdom Great Offices of State Prime Minister / First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer / Second Lord of the Treasury Foreign & Commonwealth Home Other Cabinet posts Leader of the House of Lords / Lord Privy Seal Minister for the Cabinet Office / Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister without portfolio Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Housing, Communities & Local Government Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Defence Education Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Exiting the European Union Health & Social Care International Development International Trade / President of the Board of Trade Lord Chancellor / Secretary of State for Justice Northern Ireland Scotland Transport Wales Work & Pensions Also attend Cabinet Attorney General Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip Leader of the House of Commons / Lord President of the Council Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry Minister of State for Immigration Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Housing,_Communities_and_Local_Government&oldid=839820352 '' Categories : Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom 2006 establishments in the United Kingdom Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2012 Use British English from March 2012 Talk About Wikipedia Français Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 5 May 2018, at 22 : 02. 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Question: who was made secretary of state for communities and local government in 2015
Answer: Greg Clark