Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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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, and took on its current title on 14 July 1997. The first to fill the role, David Mellor, dubbed it "Minister of Fun".[1]
Secretaries of State for National Heritage, 1992–1997
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Mellor | 11 April 1992 | 22 September 1992 | Conservative | John Major |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Peter Brooke | 25 September 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stephen Dorrell | 20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Virginia Bottomley | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | |
Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997–present
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chris Smith | 3 May 1997 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tessa Jowell | 
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8 June 2001 | 27 June 2007 | Labour | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | James Purnell | 
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28 June 2007 | 24 January 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Andy Burnham | 
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24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Ben Bradshaw | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jeremy Hunt | Conservative | ||||
References
- ^ Townsend, Nick (17 January 1999). "Interview: David Mellor - A more mellow fellow? Mellor's not for turning". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
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