Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, also referred to as the Culture Secretary, is a United Kingdom cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). 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] On 13 February, Boris Johnson appointed Oliver Dowden to the post.

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent Oliver Dowden since 13 February 2020
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Style	Culture Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth)
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	11 April 1992
First holder	David Mellor
Website	www.culture.gov.uk

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List of Secretaries of State

Secretaries of State for National Heritage (1992–1997)

Secretary of State for National Heritage
Name	Term of office		Party
David Mellor MP for Putney	11 April 1992	22 September 1992	Conservative	John Major
Peter Brooke MP for Cities of London and Westminster	25 September 1992	20 July 1994	Conservative
Stephen Dorrell MP for Loughborough	20 July 1994	5 July 1995	Conservative
Virginia Bottomley MP for South West Surrey	5 July 1995	2 May 1997	Conservative

Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1997–2010)

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Name	Term of office		Party
Chris Smith MP for Islington South and Finsbury	3 May 1997	8 June 2001	Labour	Tony Blair
Tessa Jowell MP for Dulwich and West Norwood	8 June 2001	27 June 2007	Labour	Tony Blair
James Purnell MP for Stalybridge and Hyde	28 June 2007	24 January 2008	Labour	Gordon Brown
Andy Burnham MP for Leigh	24 January 2008	5 June 2009	Labour
Ben Bradshaw MP for Exeter	5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour

Secretaries of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (2010–2012)

Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
Portrait		Name	Term of office		Party	Prime Minister
		Jeremy Hunt MP for South West Surrey	12 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative		David Cameron (I)

Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2012–2017)

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Name	Term of office		Party
Maria Miller MP for Basingstoke	4 September 2012	9 April 2014	Conservative	David Cameron (I)
Sajid Javid MP for Bromsgrove	9 April 2014	11 May 2015	Conservative	David Cameron (I)
John Whittingdale MP for Maldon	11 May 2015	14 July 2016	Conservative	David Cameron (II)
Karen Bradley MP for Staffordshire Moorlands	14 July 2016	3 July 2017	Conservative	Theresa May (I)

Secretaries of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2017–present)

In 2017 the DCMS was renamed to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in acknowledgement of the increasing responsibility the department had gained for Digital affairs.[2] Karen Bradley continued as Secretary of State for the department.

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Name	Term of office		Party
Karen Bradley MP for Staffordshire Moorlands	3 July 2017	8 January 2018	Conservative	Theresa May (II)
Matt Hancock MP for West Suffolk	8 January 2018	8 July 2018	Conservative
Jeremy Wright MP for Kenilworth and Southam	9 July 2018	24 July 2019	Conservative
The Baroness Morgan of Cotes MP for Loughborough (until 2019)	24 July 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative	Boris Johnson
Oliver Dowden MP for Hertsmere	13 February 2020	Incumbent	Conservative

References

Townsend, Nick (17 January 1999). "Interview: David Mellor—A more mellow fellow? Mellor's not for turning". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
"Change of name for DCMS". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

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 (1997–2010)	Smith Jowell Purnell Burnham Bradshaw
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (2010–2012)	Hunt
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2012–2017)	Miller Javid Whittingdale Bradley
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2017–present)	Bradley Hancock Wright Morgan Dowden

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Headquarters: 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ

Executive agencies

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 Historic England Horniman Museum Horserace Betting Levy Board Imperial War Museums Information Commissioner's Office Museum of the Home National Gallery National Heritage Memorial Fund National Museums Liverpool National Portrait Gallery Natural History Museum Royal Armouries Royal Museums Greenwich 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

Ministers

Secretary of State	Oliver Dowden
Minister of State	Minister of State for Digital and Culture: Caroline Dinenage
Under-Secretaries of State	Sport and Civil Society: Caroline Dinenage Arts, Heritage and Tourism: Nigel Huddleston Ceremonials, First World War commemorations and DCMS Business in the Lords: Lord Ashton of Hyde

Category

British Cabinet Portfolios
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
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Other Cabinet posts	Leader of the House of Lords / Lord Privy Seal Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster / Minister for the Cabinet Office Minister without portfolio Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Housing, Communities & Local Government Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Defence Education Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Health & Social Care International Development International Trade / President of the Board of Trade Lord Chancellor / Secretary of State for Justice Northern Ireland Scotland Transport Wales Work & Pensions
Also attend Cabinet	Attorney General Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip Leader of the House of Commons / Lord President of the Council

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