# Minister for London

The Minister for London is a United Kingdom Government ministerial post in His Majesty's Government. The officeholder is responsible for policy relating to London including informing Members of Parliament in the House of Commons on the activities of the Greater London Authority. The role is currently vacant as of 5 July 2024.

## History

London had been under the authority of the London County Council and then the Greater London Council, but Margaret Thatcher abolished the GLC in 1986 after clashes with its leader, Ken Livingstone. Most of the municipal powers were then devolved to the 32 individual boroughs. Under John Major, however, the need for more centralised organisation was addressed by a series of moves. John Gummer was appointed Minister of London concurrently with his tenure as Secretary of State for Environment, and in 1994 the Government Office for London was established. After Tony Blair entered office, the Labour government set up an elected Mayor of London. This office, along with a reconstituted Greater London Authority, worked with the Minister and the Government Office.
The post was scrapped by David Cameron after he came to office in 2010. In 2016 however, the post was revived by Theresa May and was assigned to Gavin Barwell.

## List of ministers for London

Colour key (for political parties):  Conservative  Labour
| Portrait | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Concurrently held office | Political party | Prime Minister |
| | | John Gummer MP for Suffolk Coastal | 1994 | 2 May 1997 | – Secretary of State for the Environment | Conservative | John Major |
| | | Nick Raynsford MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | 2 May 1997 | 29 July 1999 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Construction | Labour | Tony Blair |
| | | Keith Hill MP for Streatham | 29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Labour | Tony Blair |
| | | Nick Raynsford MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | 7 June 2001 | 12 March 2003 | – Minister of State for Local and Regional Government | Labour | Tony Blair |
| | | Tony McNulty MP for Harrow East | 12 March 2003 | 13 June 2003 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Labour | Tony Blair |
| | | Keith Hill MP for Streatham | 13 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | – Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Labour | Tony Blair |
| | | Jim Fitzpatrick MP for Poplar and Canning Town | 6 May 2005 | 28 June 2007 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development | Labour | Tony Blair |
| | | Tessa Jowell MP for Dulwich and West Norwood | 28 June 2007 | 3 October 2008 | – Minister for the Olympics – Paymaster General | Labour | Gordon Brown |
| | | Tony McNulty MP for Harrow East | 3 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 | – Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | Labour | Gordon Brown |
| | | Tessa Jowell MP for Dulwich and West Norwood | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | – Paymaster General – Minister for the Olympics – Minister for the Cabinet Office | Labour | Gordon Brown |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | Office not in use | 11 May 2010 | 17 July 2016 | | | David Cameron (I·II) |
| | | Gavin Barwell MP for Croydon Central | 17 July 2016 | 9 June 2017 | – Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Conservative | Theresa May |
| | | Greg Hands MP for Chelsea and Fulham | 13 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 | – Minister of State for Trade Policy | Conservative | Theresa May |
| | | Jo Johnson MP for Orpington | 9 January 2018 | 9 November 2018 | – Minister of State for Transport | Conservative | Theresa May |
| | | Nick Hurd MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | 14 November 2018 | 18 December 2019 | – Minister for Policing and the Fire Service | Conservative | |
| | | Nick Hurd MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | 14 November 2018 | 18 December 2019 | – Minister for Policing and the Fire Service | Conservative | Boris Johnson |
| | | Chris Philp MP for Croydon South | 18 December 2019 | 13 February 2020 | – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice (until 25 July 2019) – Minister of State for Northern Ireland (from 25 July 2019) | Conservative | Boris Johnson |
| | | Paul Scully MP for Sutton and Cheam | 13 February 2020 | 13 November 2023 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets (until 8 July 2022) – Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety (8 July 2022 to 27 October 2022) – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy (from 27 October 2022) | Conservative | |
| | | Paul Scully MP for Sutton and Cheam | 13 February 2020 | 13 November 2023 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets (until 8 July 2022) – Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety (8 July 2022 to 27 October 2022) – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy (from 27 October 2022) | Conservative | Liz Truss |
| | | Paul Scully MP for Sutton and Cheam | 13 February 2020 | 13 November 2023 | – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets (until 8 July 2022) – Minister of State for Local Government and Building Safety (8 July 2022 to 27 October 2022) – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy (from 27 October 2022) | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
| | | Greg Hands MP for Chelsea and Fulham | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | – Minister of State for Trade Policy | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |

## Shadow Minister

The position of Shadow Minister for London was retained by Labour under the leadership of Ed Miliband, and was held by Sadiq Khan throughout Miliband's leadership. However, since Khan's nomination as Labour's candidate for Mayor of London and Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, the office has remained vacant.