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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Irish: An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The current Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is James Browne, TD.
The office was known as Minister for Housing and Construction in the Heath ministry. Between 1994 and 1997, the Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency was a role in the Department of the Environment , and was held by West Hertfordshire MP Robert Jones .
The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for housing, communities and local government. The current minister is Angela Rayner , who was appointed to the role under Sir Keir Starmer on 5 July 2024.
The first Minister for Housing was Les Bury, appointed in 1963, although there were Ministers in charge of War Service Homes from 1932 to 1938 and 1941 to 1945. In 1945, Bert Lazzarini was appointed Minister for Works and Housing and this title continued until 1952, when Wilfrid Kent Hughes became Minister for Works.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government [2] (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for housing, communities, and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001.
In his time as Minister for Housing, O'Brien presided over what has been described as "the worst housing crisis in over 40 years" by Fr. Peter McVerry of the Peter McVerry Trust, a national housing and homeless charity committed to reducing homelessness and the harm caused by substance misuse and social disadvantage. [9]
The current minister is Mona Keijzer of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), who has been in office since 2 July 2024 and is additionally serving as fourth deputy prime minister. List of ministers of housing
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: James Browne: Minister for Social Protection: Dara Calleary: Minister for Rural, Community Development and the Gaeltacht: Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy: Darragh O'Brien: Minister for Transport: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: James ...