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 of Shadow Secretaries of State for Housing
[edit]| Shadow Secretary | Term of Office | Political Party | Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing's Team
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (May 2021) |
Key
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Member of the House of Lords |
The current Shadow Housing team was updated on 11 May 2018, with Sarah Jones replacing Tony Lloyd after his appointment as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[1]
| Position | Current Holder | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | Thangam Debbonaire MP | 2020–2021 | |
| John Healey MP | 2016–2020 | ||
| Shadow Housing Ministers | Sarah Jones MP | 2018–2020 | |
| Melanie Onn MP | 2017–2019 | ||
| Mike Amesbury MP | 2020–2021[2] | ||
| Shadow Housing Spokespersons | The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 2016–2021 | |
| The Lord Beecham | 2016–2021 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Labour: Jeremy Corbyn adds new faces to shadow team". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Keir Starmer appoints Labour frontbench". The Labour Party. Retrieved 9 April 2020.