Minister for Sport and the Olympics

The Minister for Sport and Tourism is a junior minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for sport and tourism in England.

The post is currently at Minister of State level after a government reshuffle having previously been at the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State level covering sport and the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games. The position of Minister for Sport was previously at the more senior Minister of State level in the previous government, covering both the sport and tourism portfolios as Minister for Sport and Tourism. The sports minister has at various times previously reported to the Department of National Heritage, the Department of Education and Science and the Department of the Environment.

Sport is a devolved matter in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland resting with the corresponding ministers in the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, although when the Northern Ireland Assembly was suspended, responsibility went to the Northern Ireland Office.

Current Portfolio

• Sport
• London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Legacy
• Tourism, including the GREAT campaign
• Gambling and Entertainment Licensing
• National Lottery
• Ceremonial

Ministers for Sport

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister
	The Viscount Hailsham (subsequently Quintin Hogg)	60px	1962	1964	Conservative		Macmillan Douglas-Home
	Denis Howell		1964	1970	Labour		Wilson
	Eldon Griffiths		1970	1974	Conservative		Heath
	Denis Howell		1974	1979	Labour		Wilson Callaghan
	Hector Monro		1979	1981	Conservative		Thatcher
	Neil Macfarlane		1981	1985	Conservative		Thatcher Thatcher
	Richard Tracey	60px	1985	1987	Conservative		Thatcher
	Colin Moynihan		1987	1990	Conservative		Thatcher
	Robert Atkins	60px	1990	1992	Conservative		Major
	Robert Key		1992	1993	Conservative		Major
	Iain Sproat		1993	1997	Conservative		Major
	Tony Banks	60px	1997	1999	Labour		Blair
	Kate Hoey	60px	1999	2001	Labour		Blair
	The Rt Hon. Richard Caborn		2001	2007	Labour		Blair
	Gerry Sutcliffe		2007	2010	Labour		Brown
	Hugh Robertson		2010	2013	Conservative		Cameron
	Helen Grant	60px	2013	2015	Conservative		Cameron
	Tracey Crouch	60px	2015	Present	Conservative		Cameron

References

• Past Ministers for Sport (PDF), Department for Culture, Media and Sport