Ministers
The Communities and Local Government ministers are as follows:
| Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rt Hon Eric Pickles, MP | Secretary of State | Overall responsibility | |
| The Rt Hon Lady Warsi, PC | Senior Minister of State (jointly with the Foreign Office) | Faith and Communities | |
| Mark Prisk, MP | Minister of State | Deputy to the Secretary of State across the Department's responsibilities; Housing, Local Growth, Cities and Regeneration; High Streets, Town Centres and Markets | |
| Nick Boles, MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Planning and Development; Local Growth (supporting Mark Prisk); Deregulation | |
| The Rt Hon Don Foster, MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Integration and Race Equality; Localism, Decentralisation and Community Rights; Building Regulations; Housing (supporting Mark Prisk); Climate Change and Sustainable Development | |
| Brandon Lewis, MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Local Government; Fire and resilience; Thames Gateway; Travellers; Community Pubs | |
| Lady Hanham, CBE | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Departmental business in the House of Lords; Troubled Families (supporting the Secretary of State); Productivity, procurement, and value for money; European Regional Development Fund; transparency; Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre | |
| Key | Conservative | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |
Lady Warsi works jointly between this department and the Foreign Office.
The Permanent Secretary is Sir Bob Kerslake who took up his post on 1 November 2010.
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