Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Responsibilities
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP
Lisa Nandy was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 5 July 2024.
She studied politics at Newcastle University, graduating in 2001, and obtained a master’s degree in public policy from Birkbeck, University of London.
Before entering Parliament, Lisa worked to support vulnerable children, first as a researcher at the homelessness charity Centrepoint from 2003 to 2005, and then as senior policy adviser at The Children’s Society from 2005 until 2010.
In 2010 Lisa was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan and has represented the constituency for the past 14 years.
Lisa is also the author of ‘All In: How We Build a Country That Works’, a book which argues power and responsibility should be handed back to local areas, while doing much more to draw on the talent and potential of every part of Britain.
Previous holders of this role
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The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC
2023 to 2024