Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism
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Official portrait of Nigel Huddleston MP crop 2.jpg
Incumbent
Nigel Huddleston

since 13 February 2020
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation2015
First holder Tracey Crouch
Website www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--81

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism is a junior position in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the British government. [1] It is currently held by Nigel Huddleston who took the office on 13 February 2020. [2] 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.

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Responsibilities

The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:

List of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism

NamePortraitTook officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Office formed out of Minister for Sport and Civil Society and Minister for Tourism and Heritage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Heritage and Tourism
Tracey Crouch

MP for Chatham and Aylesford

Official portrait of Tracey Crouch MP crop 2.jpg 12 May 201515 June 2017 Conservative David Cameron

Theresa May

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism
John Glen

MP for Salisbury

Official portrait of John Glen MP crop 2.jpg 14 June 20178 January 2018 Conservative Theresa May
Michael Ellis

MP for Northampton North

Official portrait of Rt Hon Michael Ellis MP crop 2.jpg 8 January 2018 23 May 2019 Conservative
Rebecca Pow

MP for Taunton Deane

Official portrait of Rebecca Pow MP crop 2.jpg 23 May 2019 10 September 2019 Conservative
Conservative Boris Johnson
Helen Whately

MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

Official portrait of Helen Whately MP crop 2.jpg 10 September 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative
Nigel Huddleston

MP for Mid Worcestershire

Official portrait of Nigel Huddleston MP crop 2.jpg 13 February 2020 Incumbent Conservative

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References

  1. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. "Helen Whately MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-18.