Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism explained

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Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
Insignia:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg
Insigniacaption:Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Department:Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Incumbent:Chris Bryant
Incumbentsince:8 July 2024
Style:Minister of State
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:The Monarch
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation:8 July 2024

The minister of state for creative industries, arts and tourism[1] is a mid-level position in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the British Government.[2]

The role is currently held by Chris Bryant; it was previously held by Julia Lopez, John Whittingdale and Matt Warman respectively.

Responsibilities

The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:

List of ministers

MinisterTook officeLeft officePolitical partyMinistry
Minister of State for Media and Data
John Whittingdale
14 February 202010 September 2021ConservativeJohnson
Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
Julia Lopez
16 September 20216 July 2022ConservativeJohnson
Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Matt Warman
7 July 20227 September 2022ConservativeJohnson
Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
Julia Lopez
7 September 2022[3] 7 February 2023ConservativeTruss
Sunak
Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
Julia Lopez
7 February 20239 May 2023ConservativeSunak
John Whittingdale
9 May 202320 December 2023Conservative
Julia Lopez
20 December 20235 July 2024Conservative
Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
Chris Bryant
8 July 2024IncumbentLabourStarmer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecomms - GOV.UK . 2024-07-19 . www.gov.uk . en.
  2. Web site: Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries - GOV.UK . 2023-03-08 . www.gov.uk . en.
  3. News: 2022-09-07 . Robert Jenrick back in government as Liz Truss picks junior ministers . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-07.