Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Flag of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Sajid Javid since 14 July 2016
Department for Communities and Local Government
Style	The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Communities Secretary
Appointer	Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder	Ruth Kelly
Formation	6 May 2006
Website	http://www.communities.gov.uk/

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, or informally Communities Secretary is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government.^[1]

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

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	David Miliband		5 May 2005	5 May 2006	Labour		Tony Blair
Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	Ruth Kelly		6 May 2006	27 June 2007	Labour		Tony Blair
	Hazel Blears		28 June 2007	5 June 2009	Labour		Gordon Brown
	John Denham		5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour
	Eric Pickles		12 May 2010	11 May 2015	Conservative		David Cameron (I)
	Greg Clark		11 May 2015	14 July 2016	Conservative		David Cameron (II)
	Sajid Javid		14 July 2016	Incumbent	Conservative		Theresa May

References

1. "Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government". Government of The United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2014.