Ministerial role
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
Responsibilities
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The department’s main policy areas are:
- arts and culture
- broadcasting
- creative industries
- cultural property, heritage and the historic environment
- gambling and racing
- libraries
- media ownership and mergers
- museums and galleries
- the National Lottery
- sport
- telecommunications and online
- tourism
Previous holders of this role
-
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
2010 to 2012
Announcements
Subscriptions
- Arts showcase celebrates tenth year
- A journey of discovery
- Paralympic flame travels to Stoke Mandeville Stadium
- On your marks for new School Games
- The Art Fund increases funding to museums and galleries by 50%
- Broadband in the UK – Faster, Higher, Stronger
- Paralympic Torch Relay reaches new heights
- International Paralympic Day
- First Paralympic Agitos launched in Cardiff
- Culture Secretary calls for post-Olympic tourism revolution