Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, also referred to as the Culture Secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.[3] The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The office has been dubbed "Minister of Fun".[4]
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United Kingdom Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport | |
Style | Culture Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
Type | Minister of the Crown |
Status | Secretary of State |
Member of | |
Reports to | The Prime Minister |
Seat | Westminster |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's Pleasure |
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First holder | David Mellor (as Secretary of State for National Heritage) |
Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
Website | Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
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