| Post: | Shadow Secretary of State for Housing |
| Incumbent: | Abolished |
| Incumbentsince: | 29 November 2021 |
| Department: | Shadow Cabinet |
| Appointer: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Formation: | 7 October 2016 |
| Abolished: | 29 November 2021 |
| First: | John Healey |
| Last: | Lucy Powell |
| Website: | Shadow Cabinet |
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 | Term of Office | Political Party | Leader of the Opposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2016 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | ||||
| 6 April 2020 | 9 May 2021 | Labour | Keir Starmer | ||||
| 9 May 2021 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Keir Starmer | ||||
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 | 2020–2021 | ||
| 2016–2020 | |||
| Shadow Housing Ministers | 2018–2020 | ||
| 2017–2019 | |||
| 2020–2021[2] | |||
| Shadow Housing Spokespersons | The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 2016–2021 | |
| The Lord Beecham | 2016–2021 | ||