Steve Reed — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since September 2025.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham and Croydon North since 2012.
Served as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2024 to 2025.
Leader of Lambeth London Borough Council from 2006 to 2012, improving its rating from one-star to three-star by 2009.
Held shadow ministerial positions for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Communities and Local Government, and Justice.
Served as a board member for the London Enterprise Partnership and the London Board of the Homes and Communities Agency (2009-2011).

Biography

Steven Mark Ward Reed is a prominent British politician and a member of the Labour and Co-operative Party. He currently serves as the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a position he has held since September 2025. Prior to this, he was the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2024 to 2025. Reed has represented Streatham and Croydon North as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2012, having previously served the constituency of Croydon North.