<Tr> <Th> Inaugural holder </Th> <Td> David Miliband </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> 6 May 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.communities.gov.uk/ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or informally Communities Secretary is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, previously known as the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2006 to 2018 . </P>

The secretary of state for communities and local government address