Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)
Jim McMahon OBE MP
Biography
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.
Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)
- 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