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]

Not to be confused with Minister for Sport and Civil Society.

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
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
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[lower-alpha 1] Labour Starmer

Notes
  1. Voluntary Sector and Charities until 4 December 2021.

References
  1. Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society | Cabinet Office
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