Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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Incumbent John Whittingdale MP since 11 May 2015
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Style	The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Culture Secretary Minister Mr. Secretary
Appointer	Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder	David Mellor
Formation	11 April 1992
Website	www.culture.gov.uk/

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Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, informally known as the Culture Secretary, is a United Kingdom cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The role was created in 1992 by John Major as Secretary of State for National Heritage. The first to fill the role, David Mellor, dubbed it "Minister of Fun".^[1]

Secretaries of State


Name		Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	David Mellor	11 April 1992	22 September 1992	Conservative		John Major
	Peter Brooke	25 September 1992	20 July 1994	Conservative
	Stephen Dorrell	20 July 1994	5 July 1995	Conservative
	Virginia Bottomley	5 July 1995	2 May 1997	Conservative

Name		Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	Chris Smith	3 May 1997	8 June 2001	Labour		Tony Blair
	Tessa Jowell	8 June 2001	27 June 2007	Labour		Tony Blair
	James Purnell	28 June 2007	24 January 2008	Labour		Gordon Brown
	Andy Burnham	24 January 2008	5 June 2009	Labour
	Ben Bradshaw	5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour

Name		Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	Jeremy Hunt	12 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative		David Cameron (Coalition)

Name		Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	Maria Miller	4 September 2012	9 April 2014	Conservative		David Cameron (Coalition)
	Sajid Javid	9 April 2014	11 May 2015	Conservative		David Cameron (Coalition)
	John Whittingdale	11 May 2015	Incumbent	Conservative		David Cameron (II)

References

↑ Townsend, Nick (17 January 1999). "Interview: David Mellor—A more mellow fellow? Mellor's not for turning". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Secretaries of State for Culture of the United Kingdom

Secretary of State for National Heritage (1992–1997)	Mellor Brooke Dorrell Bottomley

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1997–present)	Smith Jowell Purnell Burnham Bradshaw Hunt Miller Javid

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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Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Secretaries of State

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