A revolving door: construction ministers in the past five years

By Jordan Marshall2021-09-23T17:01:00

Since 2016, average time in position has been just seven months

The confirmation that Lee Rowley has become the latest construction minister means the industry now has its ninth government representative in five years – and 20th since 2001.

Since Jesse Norman took over the post in the middle of 2016 the average tenure for the position has been just seven months. Nadim Zahawi, now the education secretary, is the longest serving minister in that time, having held the role for a whole 16 months.

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