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Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
Portrait of Thangam Debbonaire
since 6 April 2020
Shadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
Formation7 October 2016
First holderJohn Healey
WebsiteShadow Cabinet

The Shadow Secretary of State for Housing is 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 as of present shadows the Minister for Housing and Planning in Her Majesty's Government. The office is currently held by Thangam Debbonaire.[1]

List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Housing

Shadow Secretary Term of Office Political Party Leader of the Opposition
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | John Healey MP 7 October 2016 6 April 2020 Labour Jeremy Corbyn
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Thangam Debbonaire MP 6 April 2020 Incumbent Labour Keir Starmer

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing's Team

Key

style="background: Template:House of Commons/meta/color; width: 1px;" | Member of the House of Commons
style="background: Template:House of Lords/meta/color; width: 1px;" | 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.[2]

Position Current Holder Term
rowspan="3" style="background: Template:House of Commons/meta/color; width: 1px;" | Shadow Secretary of State for Housing John Healey MP 2016–2020
Thangam Debbonaire MP 2020-present
Shadow Housing Ministers Melanie Onn MP 2017–2019
Sarah Jones MP 2018–present
rowspan="2" style="background: Template:House of Lords/meta/color; width: 1px;" | Shadow Housing Spokespersons The Lord Kennedy of Southwark 2016–present
The Lord Beecham 2016–present

See also

References

  1. ^ "https://labour.org.uk/press/keir-starmer-appoints-shadow-cabinet/". Labour Party. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Labour: Jeremy Corbyn adds new faces to shadow team". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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