Eric Pickles
Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles, PC (born 20 April 1952) 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.
The Right Honourable The Lord Pickles PC | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Robert Andrew Burns |
| United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 11 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Matt Hancock |
| Succeeded by | John Penrose |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | John Denham |
| Succeeded by | Greg Clark |
| Minister of State for Faith | |
| In office 6 August 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Warsi |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 19 January 2009 – 12 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Caroline Spelman |
| Succeeded by |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed life peerage 18 June 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Robert McCrindle |
| Succeeded by | Alex Burghart |
| Shadow Cabinet portfolios | |
| 2002 | Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions |
| 2003–2005 | Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government |
| 2007–2009 | Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Jack Pickles 20 April 1952 Keighley, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Irene Coates |
| Alma mater | Leeds Metropolitan University |
| Website | Official website gov.uk |
Pickles was appointed the UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues in 2015. He stood down as an MP at the 2017 general election, but continued in his role as Special Envoy under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. He is the chairman of Conservative Friends of Israel in the House of Lords as of 2023.