Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 29 November 2021Abolished | |
| Shadow Cabinet | |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Formation | 7 October 2016 |
| First holder | John Healey |
| Final holder | Lucy Powell |
| Abolished | 29 November 2021 |
| Website | Shadow Cabinet |
The Shadow Secretary of State for Housing was a position in the United Kingdom's Shadow Cabinet that was created on 7 October 2016 by the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn during a cabinet reshuffle. This position succeeds the position of Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning, and shadowed the Minister of State for Housing at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in Her Majesty's Government. The office was succeeded by the Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
List
| Holder | Term of Office | Political Party | Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning | ||||||
| John Hayes |  |
1 June 2003 | 1 April 2005 | Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | |
| Michael Howard | ||||||
| Michael Gove |  |
10 May 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | ||
| David Cameron | ||||||
| Grant Shapps | .jpg) |
20 December 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | ||
| John Healey | .jpg) |
12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman | |
| Ed Miliband | ||||||
| Jack Dromey | _(cropped).jpg) |
8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 | Labour | ||
| Emma Reynolds | .jpg) |
7 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 | Labour | ||
| John Healey |  |
14 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | ||||||
| John Healey MP |  |
7 October 2016 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | |
| Thangam Debbonaire MP |  |
6 April 2020 | 9 May 2021 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
| Lucy Powell MP |  |
9 May 2021 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |