Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

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The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK 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, and took on its current title on July 14, 1997.

[edit] Secretaries of State for National Heritage 1992-1997

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
	David Mellor		April 11, 1992	September 22, 1992	Conservative
	Peter Brooke		September 25, 1992	July 20, 1994	Conservative
	Stephen Dorrell		July 20, 1994	July 5, 1995	Conservative
	Virginia Bottomley		July 5, 1995	May 2, 1997	Conservative

[edit] Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
	Chris Smith		May 3, 1997	June 8, 2001	Labour
	Tessa Jowell		June 8, 2001		Labour