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
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
	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
	John Whittingdale		11 May 2015	Incumbent	Conservative		David Cameron (II)

See also

• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

References

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 The Royal Parks The National Archives 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 BBC BBC Trust Channel Four Television Corporation Historic Royal Palaces Ofcom S4C S4C Authority 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