Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the department and management of the UK transition for the department.

Responsibilities include:

  • Overall departmental strategy
  • Appointments and honours

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan

    2022 to 2023

  2. The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries

    2021 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP

    2020 to 2021

  4. The Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan

    2019 to 2020

  5. The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP

    2018 to 2019

  6. The Rt Hon Matt Hancock

    2018 to 2018

  7. The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP

    2017 to 2018