Ministerial role
Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)
Organisations:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Current role holder:
Jim McMahon OBE MP
Responsibilities
- Strategic oversight of English local and regional government structures
- Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions)
- Local government policy (including the Office for Local Government, stewardship, local audit, and governance reform)
- Mayoral Combined Authorities and pan-regional bodies
- Planning casework
Current role holder
Jim McMahon OBE MP
Jim McMahon was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 6 July 2024. He has been the MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (and its predecessor Oldham West and Royton) since December 2015.