Who is the Housing Secretary?
The Housing Secretary is Rayner, Angela, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne. The full post title is Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The department’s remit: Housing, planning, local government and communities in England.
The rest of the ministerial team
Ministers of State first, then Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State.
Eshalomi, Florence · MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Pennycook, Matthew · MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Blake of Leeds, B. · Member of the House of Lords
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Collins of Highbury, L. · Member of the House of Lords
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities)
Jameson, Sally · MP for Doncaster Central
Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Lightwood, Simon · MP for Wakefield and Rothwell
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities)
McMahon, Jim · MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Questions about the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Who is the Housing Secretary?
- The Housing Secretary is Rayner, Angela, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne. The full post title is Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- Who are the ministers at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government?
- The record currently shows 8 ministers: Rayner, Angela, Eshalomi, Florence, Pennycook, Matthew, Blake of Leeds, B., Collins of Highbury, L., Jameson, Sally, Lightwood, Simon, McMahon, Jim.
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From the official parliamentary record, checked daily. Last confirmed 24 August 2026.
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