Housing minister Kris Hopkins has lost his job in David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle. He lasted just ten months.
It means that the current administration is now on its fourth housing minister in as many years – Grant Shapps, Mark Prisk, Kris Hopkins and now Brandon Lewis.
With Labour’s tally of nine housing ministers, it means there have now been 13 housing ministers since 1997.
Lewis, previously an under-secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government, was yesterday promoted to minister with responsibilities for housing and planning.
Hopkins remains in the department but his future role is unknown. He was appointed housing minister in October last year, replacing the “invisible” Mr Prisk. However, Hopkins has made no more impact. Neither he nor Prisk had places in the cabinet, and neither does Lewis, despite political assurances about how important the housing market is.
Eric Pickles keeps his job as CLG Secretary of State, and will continue to have a place in the cabinet.
Lewis takes over the planning brief from Nick Boles who has also been promoted to minister of state, and will be splitting his time between the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education.
For a round-up of who has a seat on the cabinet and who can attend, the BBC has a useful list:
Good. Lets hope the new one is more approachable and in touch with the industry. Mr Hopkins may as well have been in another country
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