The
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
cabinet position with responsibility for the
Department for Culture, Media and SportThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, for example broadcasting...
. The role was created in 1992 by
John MajorSir John Major, KG, CH, ACIB , is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Leader of the Conservative Party. He held these posts from 1990 to 1997....
as
Secretary of State for National Heritage, and took on its current title on 14 July 1997. The first to fill the role,
David MellorDavid John Mellor QC is a British politician, barrister, broadcaster, journalist and football pundit, who has long been involved with the Conservative Party.-Political career:...
, dubbed it "Minister of Fun", and the position is currently held by
Ben BradshawBenjamin Peter James Bradshaw is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Exeter since 1997, and currently serves in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.-Biography:...
.
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The
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
cabinet position with responsibility for the
Department for Culture, Media and SportThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, for example broadcasting...
. The role was created in 1992 by
John MajorSir John Major, KG, CH, ACIB , is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Leader of the Conservative Party. He held these posts from 1990 to 1997....
as
Secretary of State for National Heritage, and took on its current title on 14 July 1997. The first to fill the role,
David MellorDavid John Mellor QC is a British politician, barrister, broadcaster, journalist and football pundit, who has long been involved with the Conservative Party.-Political career:...
, dubbed it "Minister of Fun", and the position is currently held by
Ben BradshawBenjamin Peter James Bradshaw is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Exeter since 1997, and currently serves in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.-Biography:...
.
Secretaries of State for National Heritage, 1992–1997
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David Mellor David John Mellor QC is a British politician, barrister, broadcaster, journalist and football pundit, who has long been involved with the Conservative Party.-Political career:...
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11 April 1992 |
22 September 1992 |
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
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Peter Brooke Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC , is a British politician, a former Conservative Cabinet member, and former Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster....
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25 September 1992 |
20 July 1994 |
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
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Stephen Dorrell Stephen James Dorrell MP is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Charnwood constituency in northern Leicestershire and is a Patron of the Tory Reform Group.-Biography:...
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20 July 1994 |
5 July 1995 |
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
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Virginia Bottomley Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone PC DL, née Virginia Garnett , is a British Conservative Party politician. She was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005...
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5 July 1995 |
2 May 1997 |
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
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Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997–present
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Chris Smith Christopher Robert "Chris" Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury PC is a British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister...
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3 May 1997 |
8 June 2001 |
Labour The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again...
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Tessa JowellTessa Jane Helena Douglas Jowell is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992...
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8 June 2001 |
27 June 2007 |
Labour |
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James PurnellJames Mark Dakin Purnell is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2001, and previously served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; he resigned from the Government on 4 June 2009, criticising the leadership of Gordon...
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28 June 2007 |
24 January 2008 |
Labour |
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Andy Burnham |
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24 January 2008 |
5 June 2009 |
Labour |
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Ben Bradshaw Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Exeter since 1997, and currently serves in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.-Biography:...
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5 June 2009 |
Labour |