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 OppositionShadow Minister for Housing and PlanningJohn Hayes1 June 20031 April 2005ConservativeIain Duncan SmithMichael HowardMichael Gove10 May 20052 July 2007ConservativeDavid CameronGrant Shapps20 December 200711 May 2010ConservativeJohn Healey12 May 2010 8 October 2010LabourHarriet HarmanEd MilibandJack Dromey8 October 2010 7 October 2013LabourEmma Reynolds7 October 20138 May 2015LabourJohn Healey14 September 201527 June 2016LabourJeremy CorbynShadow Secretary of State for Housing John Healey 7 October 2016 6 April 2020 Labour Jeremy Corbyn Thangam Debbonaire 6 April 2020 9 May 2021 Labour Keir Starmer Lucy Powell 9 May 2021 29 November 2021 Labour Keir Starmer
See also Official Opposition frontbench
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