Steve Reed (politician)


Steve Reed

Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Assumed office
5 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAngela Rayner
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded bySteve Barclay
Succeeded byEmma Reynolds
Member of Parliament
for Streatham and Croydon North
Croydon North (2012–2024)
Assumed office
29 November 2012
Preceded byMalcolm Wicks
Majority15,603 (35.0%)
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Secretary of State
2023–2024Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2021–2023Justice
2020–2021Communities and Local Government
Shadow Minister
2019–2020Children and Families
2016–2019Civil Society
2015–2016Local Government
2013–2015Crime Prevention
Leader of Lambeth Council
In office
24 May 2006 – 29 November 2012
Preceded byPeter Truesdale
Succeeded byLib Peck
Member of Lambeth Council
for Brixton Hill
Town Hall (1998–2002)
In office
7 May 1998 – 29 November 2012
Personal details
Born
Steven Mark Ward Reed

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Political partyLabour Co-op
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
WebsiteOfficial website

Steven Mark Ward Reed OBE (born 12 November 1963) is a British politician who has been the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2025. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2024 until 2025.[1] A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, he has been Member of Parliament for Croydon North since a 2012 by-election.[2]

He was Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2020 to 2021 and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from 2021 to 2023. Before his election to Parliament, he was leader of Lambeth London Borough Council from 2006 to 2012.

Reed is gay, and married his partner in July 2022.[3]

References

  1. "Steve Reed confirmed as environment secretary". ENDS Report. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. "Croydon North by-election: Labour's Steve Reed secures win". BBC News. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. Roberts, Scott (2012-11-30). "London: Gay council boss elected as Labour MP for Croydon North". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 2024-02-08.