| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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| Incumbent: Ben Bradshaw MP Took office: 5 June 2009 |
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| Style: | The Right Honourable |
| Appointed by: | Gordon Brown as Prime Minister |
| First : | David Mellor |
| Formation: | 11 April 1992 |
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The Secretary of State for 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] and the position is currently held by Ben Bradshaw.
Secretaries of State for National Heritage, 1992–1997
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
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| David Mellor | 11 April 1992 | 22 September 1992 | Conservative | ||
| 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 | ||
Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997–present
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
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| Chris Smith | 3 May 1997 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | ||
| Tessa Jowell |  |
8 June 2001 | 27 June 2007 | Labour | |
| James Purnell |  |
28 June 2007 | 24 January 2008 | Labour | |
| Andy Burnham | 24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | ||
| Ben Bradshaw | 5 June 2009 | present | Labour | ||
References
- ^ Townsend, Nick (17 January 1999). "Interview: David Mellor - A more mellow fellow? Mellor's not for turning". The Independent on Sunday. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/interview-david-mellor--a-more-mellow-fellow-mellors-not-for-turning-1074453.html. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
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