Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar from 1992 to 2017. He served in David Cameron's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to 2015. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2009 to 2010 and was later the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion from 2015 to 2017.
Official portrait, 2024
Pickles delivers the keynote address at the Flag Institute Spring Meeting 2011 in Mayfair
Pickles in 2009
Pickles with the Essex flag in 2010
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, also referred to as the levelling up secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, and Cabinet minister, responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). They are responsible for local government in England.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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