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Arms of Her Majesty's Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Appointer | David Cameron |
| Inaugural holder | David Mellor |
| Formation | 11 April 1992 |
| Website | DCMS |
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The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (previously Culture, Media and Sport) 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]
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Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1997–2010) |
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| Name | photo | Left 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
Secretaries of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (2010– ) |
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| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
| Jeremy Hunt | 12 May 2010 | Incumbent | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
Shadow Secretaries of State for National Heritage (1992–1997) |
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| Name | Took office | Left office | Shadow Cabinet | |
| Bryan Gould MP | 18 July 1992 | 29 September 1992 | Smith (LAB) | |
| Ann Clwyd MP | 29 September 1992 | 21 October 1993 | ||
| Mo Mowlam MP | 21 October 1993 | 21 July 1994 | ||
| The Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP | 2 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Major (CON) | |
Shadow Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1997–2010) |
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| Name | Took office | Left office | Shadow Cabinet | |
| The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP | 11 June 1997 | 1 June 1998 | Hague (CON) | |
| Peter Ainsworth MP | 1 June 1998 | 18 September 2001 | ||
| Tim Yeo MP | 18 September 2001 | 23 July 2002 | Duncan Smith (CON) | |
| John Whittingdale OBE MP | 23 July 2002 | 6 November 2003 | ||
| Julie Kirkbride MP | 6 November 2003 | 19 June 2004 | Howard (CON) | |
| John Whittingdale OBE MP | 19 June 2004 | 6 May 2005 | ||
| The Rt Hon Theresa May MP | 6 May 2005 | 8 December 2005 | ||
| Hugo Swire MP [§] | 8 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Cameron (CON) | |
| Jeremy Hunt MP [§] | 2 July 2007 | 11 May 2010 | ||
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (2010) |
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| The Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP | 11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Harman (LAB) | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2010– ) |
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| Name | Took office | Left office | Shadow Cabinet | |
| Ivan Lewis MP | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Miliband (LAB) | |
| The Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman QC MP | 7 October 2011 | Incumbent | Miliband (LAB) | |
§ Swire was also appointed Shadow Minister for the Olympics in 2005; Hunt held this additional title throughout his tenure.
Frontbench Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport (1997–1999) |
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| The Rt Hon Robert Maclennan MP | May 1997 | August 1999 | Ashdown (LD) | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1999–2010) |
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| Don Foster MP | August 1999 | May 2010 | Kennedy (LD) | |
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| Since May 2010, the third party has not shadowed the government, the Liberal Democrats being the junior party in a coalition government. |
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