Minister for the Arts
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In the United Kingdom government, the Minister for the Arts is a junior minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The office is currently held by David Lammy MP, who was appointed on 10 May 2005.
[edit] Past Ministers
The individuals who have held the office of Minister for the Arts, their terms and Prime Ministers.
- Jennie Lee (1964–1970) under Harold Wilson.
- John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1976–1979) under James Callaghan.
- Baroness Blackstone (2001–2003).
- The Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP (elevated to a life peer in 2005) (2003–2005).