Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Incumbent: Andy Burnham MP Took office: 24 January 2008
Style:	The Right Honourable
Appointed by:	Gordon Brown as Prime Minister
First :	David Mellor
Formation:	11 April 1992

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The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The role was created in 1992 by John Major as Secretary of State for National Heritage, and took on its current title on 14 July 1997. The first to fill the role, David Mellor dubbed it "Minister for Fun".

[edit] Secretaries of State for National Heritage 1992-1997

[edit] Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
	Chris Smith		3 May 1997	8 June 2001	Labour
	Tessa Jowell		8 June 2001	27 June 2007	Labour
	James Purnell		28 June 2007	24 January 2008	Labour
	Andy Burnham		24 January 2008		Labour

v • d • e Secretaries of State for Culture of the United Kingdom Secretaries of State for National Heritage David Mellor · Peter Brooke · Stephen Dorrell · Virginia Bottomley Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport Chris Smith · Tessa Jowell · James Purnell · Andy Burnham