Ministerial role

Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy

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Responsibilities

This role is shared between the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

BIS responsibilities:

• digital economy
• digital entrepreneurship
• cyber and business resilience
• digital skills
• EU single digital market
• senior relationship management of Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Huawei and other digital industry companies
• Co-chair of the Smart Cities Forum

DCMS responsibilities:

• broadband delivery (also including mobile infrastructure project)
• telecommunications policy
• media policy
• creative industries
• culture

Current role holder: Ed Vaizey MP

Ed Vaizey MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with responsibility for digital industries on 15 July 2014. He is the Conservative MP for Wantage and Didcot.

Education

Ed was educated at Merton College, Oxford.

Political career

He was Shadow Minister for the Arts from 2006 to 2010. In 2004 he became a political speech writer. He was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010.

Career outside politics

After university he worked as a political researcher, before training and practising as a barrister. From 1996 to 2004 he was director of a public relations company.

Personal life

Ed is married with 2 children.

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Announcements

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1. Spoliation Advisory Panel to be reviewed

   • 12 December 2014
   • News story

2. At risk of export: Marble statue of Aphrodite

   • 11 December 2014
   • News story

3. UK hosts D5, the first digital leaders summit

   • 10 December 2014
   • News story

4. At risk of export: ‘Garden of Eden’

   • 5 December 2014
   • News story

5. D5 London 2014 summit programme

   • 3 December 2014
   • News story

6. New qualifications launched to meet UK demand for digital skills

   • 26 November 2014
   • Press release

7. Digital Catapult: the opening of a new national centre in Kings Cross

   • 6 November 2014
   • Speech

8. Culture Minister hopes to keep magic of ‘The Adoration of Magi’ in the UK

   • 6 November 2014
   • News story

9. £67 million to support British innovators

   • 5 November 2014
   • Press release

10. The Digital Catapult launches 3 local centres to generate thousands of new jobs and stimulate digital growth across the UK

    • 5 November 2014
    • Press release

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