United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society | |
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 2015 |
First holder | Tracey Crouch |
Website | www |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society is a junior position in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the British government. [1] It is currently held by Stuart Andrew who took the office on 27 October 2022. The position was created by the Second May ministry after the 2017 general election. The role is a successor of the Minister for Tourism and Heritage which was abolished in 2012 after the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The position gained the portfolio of the former Minister for Sport and Civil Society in 2020.
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
Office formed out of Minister for Sport and Civil Society and Minister for Tourism and Heritage
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Tracey Crouch MP for Chatham and Aylesford | 12 May 2015 | 15 June 2017 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theresa May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Glen MP for Salisbury | 14 June 2017 | 8 January 2018 | Conservative | Theresa May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Ellis MP for Northampton North | 8 January 2018 | 23 May 2019 | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebecca Pow MP for Taunton Deane | 23 May 2019 | 10 September 2019 | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boris Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Whately MP for Faversham and Mid Kent | 10 September 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nigel Huddleston MP for Mid Worcestershire | 13 February 2020 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Arts and Ceremonials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role combined with Minister for Civil Society Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey | 27 October 2022 | 7 February 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey | 27 October 2022 | Incumbent | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
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