Shadow Secretary of State for Housing

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.

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
Incumbent Abolished since 29 November 2021
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

List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Housing

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

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

• Official Opposition frontbench

References

1. "Labour: Jeremy Corbyn adds new faces to shadow team". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
2. "Keir Starmer appoints Labour frontbench". The Labour Party. Retrieved 9 April 2020.