Minister for Sport and the Olympics

The Minister for Sport and Tourism is a junior minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for sport and tourism in England.

The post is currently at Minister of State level after a government reshuffle having previously been at the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State level covering sport and the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games. The position of Minister for Sport was previously at the more senior Minister of State level in the previous government, covering both the sport and tourism portfolios as Minister for Sport and Tourism. The sports minister has at various times previously reported to the Department of National Heritage, the Department of Education and Science and the Department of the Environment.

Sport is a devolved matter in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland resting with the corresponding ministers in the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, although when the Northern Ireland Assembly was suspended, responsibility went to the Northern Ireland Office.

Current Portfolio

Sport
London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Legacy
Tourism, including the GREAT campaign
Gambling and Entertainment Licensing
National Lottery
Ceremonial

Ministers for Sport

	Term of office		Political party
The Viscount Hailsham (subsequently Quintin Hogg)	1962	1964	Conservative	Macmillan Douglas-Home
Denis Howell	1964	1970	Labour	Wilson
Eldon Griffiths	1970	1974	Conservative	Heath
Denis Howell	1974	1979	Labour	Wilson Callaghan
Hector Monro	1979	1981	Conservative	Thatcher
Neil Macfarlane	1981	1985	Conservative	Thatcher Thatcher
Richard Tracey	1985	1987	Conservative	Thatcher
Colin Moynihan	1987	1990	Conservative	Thatcher
Robert Atkins	1990	1992	Conservative	Major
Robert Key	1992	1993	Conservative	Major
Iain Sproat	1993	1997	Conservative	Major
Tony Banks	1997	1999	Labour	Blair
Kate Hoey	1999	2001	Labour	Blair
The Rt Hon. Richard Caborn	2001	2007	Labour	Blair
Gerry Sutcliffe	2007	2010	Labour	Brown
Hugh Robertson	2010	2013	Conservative	Cameron
Helen Grant	2013	2015	Conservative	Cameron
Tracey Crouch	2015	Present	Conservative	Cameron

References

Past Ministers for Sport (PDF), Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Ministers for Sport of the United Kingdom

Hogg Howell Griffiths Howell Monro Macfarlane Tracey Moynihan Atkins Key Sproat Banks Hoey Caborn Sutcliffe Robertson Grant Crouch

Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom

Headquarters: 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ

Executive agencies

Non-departmental
public bodies

Advisory	Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest Theatres Trust Treasure Valuation Committee

Executive	Arts Council England British Film Institute British Library British Museum Equality and Human Rights Commission Gambling Commission Geffrye Museum Historic England Horniman Museum Horserace Betting Levy Board Imperial War Museum Information Commissioner's Office National Gallery National Heritage Memorial Fund National Maritime Museum National Museums Liverpool National Portrait Gallery Natural History Museum Royal Armouries Science Museum Group Sir John Soane's Museum Sport England Sports Grounds Safety Authority Tate UK Anti-Doping UK Sport Victoria and Albert Museum VisitBritain VisitEngland Wallace Collection

Tribunal	Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal

Public corporations

Ministers

Secretary of State	John Whittingdale

Minister of State	Culture and the Digital Economy: Ed Vaizey

Under-Secretaries of State	Sport, Tourism and Heritage: Tracey Crouch Internet Safety and Security: Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields Intellectual Property: Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Category

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