Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries is a mid-level position in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the British government.[1] It is currently held by Julia Lopez and was previously held by John Whittingdale and Matt Warman respectively.[2] It was announced on 21 April 2023 that during her maternity leave, Lopez would be temporarily replaced as Minister of State by Sir John Whittingdale OBE. [3]
| Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries | |
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| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| Style | Minister of State |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | www |
Responsibilities
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Media
- Creative Industries
- Tourism
- Legislation
- Corporate
- Arts and Heritage in the Commons
List of ministers
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John Whittingdale MP for Maldon |
14 February 2020 | 10 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (Second Johnson ministry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Lopez MP for Hornchurch and Upminster |
16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Warman MP for Boston and Skegness |
7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (Second Johnson ministry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Lopez MP for Hornchurch and Upminster |
7 September 2022[4] | 7 February 2023 | Conservative | Liz Truss (Truss ministry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rishi Sunak (Sunak ministry) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Lopez MP for Hornchurch and Upminster |
7 February 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative | Rishi Sunak (Sunak ministry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "inister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "The Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "Ministerial Appointments: April 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Robert Jenrick back in government as Liz Truss picks junior ministers". BBC News. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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