# Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

The Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution is a junior position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. The position is currently held by Jim McMahon.

## Responsibilities

The Minister's Responsibilities include:
* Strategic oversight of English local and regional government structures
* Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions)
* Local government policy (including the Office for Local Government, stewardship, local audit, and governance reform)
* Mayoral Combined Authorities and pan-regional bodies
* Planning casework

## Ministers

| Name | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Local Government ||||||||
| | Tom King | 6 May 1979 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | Thatcher |
| | The Lord Bellwin | 6 January 1983 | 11 September 1984 | Conservative | Thatcher |
| | Kenneth Baker | 11 September 1984 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative | Thatcher |
| | The Hon 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 |
| | Marcus Jones | 8 May 2015 | 8 January 2018 | Conservative | 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 | 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 |
| | Paul Scully | 8 July 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | 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 | Incumbent | Labour | Labour |