Minister for the Arts

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In the United Kingdom government, the Minister for the Arts is a ministerial post, usually at junior or Minister of State level. The post has been in a variety of ministries, but after 1997 it has been a Minister of State position in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. From 1992 to 1997, the post was combined with the office of Secretary of State in the Department of National Heritage. The title of the post was changed to Minister for Culture in 2005, and to Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism in 2007. Under that last title, the office is currently held by Margaret Hodge MP, who was appointed on 29 June 2007.

[edit] Past Ministers

The individuals who have held the office of Minister for the Arts, their terms and Prime Ministers..

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