The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick is the MP for Newark and formerly served as the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. In 2020, Jenrick oversaw the publication of Living with Beauty, the report from the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission co-chaired by Sir Roger Scruton and Nicholas Boys Smith. In 2021, he oversaw the publication of a comprehensive response, publishing the first National Model Design Code to show how communities can demand beautiful buildings locally and setting out the ambition to establish the Office for Place to pioneer design and beauty in the planning system. Jenrick also served as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2018 to 2019.
