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Minister for London

United Kingdom Government ministerial post

United Kingdom Government ministerial post

FieldValue
postUnited Kingdom
Minister for London
insigniacaptionRoyal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government
departmentDepartment for Business and Trade
statusMinister of the Crown
reports_toThe Prime Minister
incumbentVacant
seatWestminster
termlengthAt His Majesty's Pleasure
incumbentsince5 July 2024
appointerThe King
(on advice of the Prime Minister)
inauguralJohn Gummer
formation1994

Minister for London (on advice of the Prime Minister) The Minister for London is a Minister of the Crown 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 office has been vacant since 5 July 2024.

History

London had been under the authority of the London County Council and then the Greater London Council (GLC), 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. However, under John Major the need for more centralised organisation was addressed by a series of moves. John Gummer was appointed Minister for 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; however, it was revived in 2016 by his successor, Theresa May, and was assigned to Gavin Barwell.

List of ministers for London

Colour key (for political parties):

PortraitNameTerm of officeConcurrently held officePolitical partyPrime MinisterConservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"
[[File:John GUMMER 1991.jpgframeless95x95px]]John Gummer
MP for Suffolk Coastal19942 May
1997– Secretary of State for the EnvironmentConservativeJohn Major
[[File:Nick Raynsford_MP.jpg75px]]Nick Raynsford
MP for Greenwich and Woolwich2 May
199729 July
1999– Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for ConstructionLabourTony Blair
[[File:Keith Hill MP (cropped).jpg75px]]Keith Hill
MP for Streatham29 July
19997 June
2001– Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for TransportLabour
[[File:Nick Raynsford MP.jpg75px]]Nick Raynsford
MP for Greenwich and Woolwich7 June
200112 March
2003– Minister of State for Local and Regional GovernmentLabour
[[File:McNulty_bus.jpg75px]]Tony McNulty
MP for Harrow East12 March 200313 June
2003
– Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for TransportLabour
[[File:Keith Hill MP (cropped).jpg75px]]Keith Hill
MP for Streatham13 June
2003date=January 2016}}– Minister of State for Housing and PlanningLabour
[[File:Jim Fitzpatrick.jpg75px]]Jim Fitzpatrick
MP for Poplar and Canning Town6 May
200528 June
2007– Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International DevelopmentLabour
[[File:Tessa Jowell.jpg75px]]Tessa Jowell
MP for Dulwich and West Norwood28 June
20073 October
2008– Minister for the Olympics
– Paymaster GeneralLabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Gordon Brown
[[File:McNulty_bus.jpg75px]]Tony McNulty
MP for Harrow East3 October
20085 June
2009– Minister of State for Employment and Welfare ReformLabour
[[File:Tessa Jowell.jpg75px]]Tessa Jowell
MP for Dulwich and West Norwood5 June
200911 May
2010– Paymaster General
– Minister for the Olympics
– Minister for the Cabinet OfficeLabour
Office not in use11 May
201017 July
2016David Cameron (I·II)
[[File:Official portrait of Lord Barwell crop 2.jpg75px]]Gavin Barwell
MP for Croydon Central17 July
20169 June
2017– Minister of State for Housing and PlanningConservativeTheresa May
[[File:Official_portrait_of_Greg_Hands_crop_2.jpg75px]]Greg Hands
MP for Chelsea and Fulham13 June
2017[9 January
2018](2018-british-cabinet-reshuffle)– Minister of State for Trade PolicyConservative
[[File:Official portrait of Joseph Johnson crop 2 (cropped).jpg75px]]Jo Johnson
MP for Orpington[9 January
2018](2018-british-cabinet-reshuffle)9 November
2018– Minister of State for TransportConservative
[[File:Official portrait of Mr Nick Hurd crop 2.jpg75px]]Nick Hurd
MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner14 November
201818 December
2019– Minister for Policing and the Fire ServiceConservative
Boris Johnson
[[File:Official portrait of Chris Philp MP crop 2.jpg75px]]Chris Philp
MP for Croydon South18 December
2019[13 February
2020](2020-british-cabinet-reshuffle)– Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice (until 25 July 2019)
– Minister of State for Northern Ireland (from 25 July 2019)Conservative
[[File:Official portrait of Paul Scully MP crop 2.jpg75px]]Paul Scully
MP for Sutton and Cheam[13 February
2020](2020-british-cabinet-reshuffle)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
Rishi Sunak
[[File:Greg Hands Official Cabinet Portrait, February 2023 (cropped).jpg99x99px]]Greg Hands
MP for Chelsea and Fulham13 November
20235 July 2024– Minister of State for Trade PolicyConservative
Office not in use

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 while labour were in opposition. Following the defeat of the Conservatives at the 2024 general election, Gareth Bacon was appointed as Shadow Minister for London by Leader of the Opposition Rishi Sunak on 19 July 2024, he has stayed in post since the election of Kemi Badenoch as Leader of the Conservative Party.

Notes

References

References

  1. Ben Pimlott. (2002). "Governing London". [[Oxford University Press]].
  2. Mulholland, Hélène. (4 June 2010). "Minister for London post abolished by David Cameron". The Guardian.
  3. (12 March 2003). "Press release: Association of London Government looking forward to working with new Minister for London".
  4. (January 2016)
  5. "Parliamentary career for Gareth Bacon - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament".
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