Post: | 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.
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
Minister | Took office | Left office | Political party | Ministry | ||||
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Minister of State for Media and Data | ||||||||
John Whittingdale | 14 February 2020 | 10 September 2021 | Conservative | Johnson | ||||
Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure | ||||||||
Julia Lopez | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | ||||
Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ||||||||
Matt Warman | 7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | ||||
Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure | ||||||||
Julia Lopez | 7 September 2022[3] | 7 February 2023 | Conservative | Truss | ||||
Sunak | ||||||||
Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries | ||||||||
Julia Lopez | 7 February 2023 | 9 May 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | ||||
John Whittingdale | 9 May 2023 | 20 December 2023 | Conservative | |||||
Julia Lopez | 20 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | |||||
Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism | ||||||||
Chris Bryant | 8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer |