Minister for Civil Society
The Minister for Civil Society was a position within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the Government of the United Kingdom. It concerned and directly supported charities, volunteering, social enterprise and the Big Society manifesto-committed agenda of the First Cameron ministry (2010–2015) and short-lived Second Cameron ministry.[1]
Before the new commitments and Cabinet reshuffle on formation of the May Ministry in 2016 the Office for Civil Society supporting the Minister was part of the Cabinet Office. The post was merged with Minister of Sport to become Minister for Sport and Civil Society after the 2017 general election.
Ministers for Civil Society[]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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Nick Hurd | ![]() |
15 May 2010 | 14 July 2014 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
Brooks Newmark | ![]() |
15 July 2014 | 27 September 2014 | Conservative | |||
Rob Wilson | ![]() |
27 September 2014 | 8 June 2017 | Conservative | |||
Theresa May | |||||||
The Lord Ashton of Hyde | ![]() |
8 June 2017 | 26 July 2019 | Conservative | |||
The Baroness Barran | ![]() |
26 July 2019 | Incumbent | Conservative | Boris Johnson |
Shadow Ministers for Civil Society[]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Title | Party | Opposition Leader | ||
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Roberta Blackman-Woods | ![]() |
8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Shadow Minister for Civil Society | Labour | Miliband | |
Gareth Thomas | ![]() |
7 October 2011 | 7 October 2013 | Labour | |||
Lisa Nandy | ![]() |
7 October 2013 | 14 September 2015 | Labour | |||
Anna Turley | ![]() |
18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Corbyn | ||
Ian Lavery | ![]() |
18 September 2015 | 7 October 2016 | Shadow Minister for Trade Unions and Civil Society | Labour | ||
Steve Reed | ![]() |
3 October 2016 | 24 June 2019 | Shadow Minister for Civil Society | Labour | ||
Vicky Foxcroft | ![]() |
24 June 2019 | 10 April 2020 | Labour | |||
Rachael Maskell | ![]() |
10 April 2020 | Present | Shadow Minister for Arts, Civil Society and Youth[a] | Labour | Starmer |
Notes[]
- ^ Voluntary Sector and Charities until 4 December 2021.
References[]
Categories:
- Politics of the United Kingdom
- Cabinet Office (United Kingdom)
- Civil society in the United Kingdom
- Ministers for Civil Society
- Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom