UK/Minister/The Arts
 UK/Minister/The Arts(Minister of Culture) | |
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| Junior minister in the British government. |
In the Government of the United Kingdom, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage is a ministerial post in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The post is usually a junior to middle-ranking minister to the more senior Secretary of State, who runs the entire department and is ultimately responsible for the department's brief.
The post has been in a variety of ministries, but after 1997 it has been a Minister of State position in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. From 1992 to 1997, the post was combined with the office of Secretary of State for National Heritage. The title of the post was changed to Minister for Culture in 2005, and to Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism in 2007.
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| David Mellor | 26 July 1990 | 28 November 1990 |
| Norman St John-Stevas | 5 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 |
| Norman St John-Stevas | 2 December 1973 | 4 March 1974 |
