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Former ministerial position within the UK Government
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
and
social enterprise
.
The office was established during the
third Blair ministry
as
Minister for the Third Sector
.
[1]
The office was renamed to support the
Big Society
manifesto-committed agenda of the
first
and
second Cameron ministries
.
[2]
[3]
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
. Some responsibilities were moved to the office of
Minister for Sport and Civil Society
after the 2017 general election.
[4]
List of ministers
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Shadow Ministers for Civil Society
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References
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- ^
Colebrook, Charley (3 July 2012).
Ministers in the Labour Governments: 1997?2010
. House of Commons Library.
- ^
Priddy, Sarah (15 October 2017).
Ministers in the 2010 Coalition Government
. House of Commons Library.
- ^
Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society | Cabinet Office
- ^
Colebrook, Andrew; Priddy, Sarah (10 February 2022).
Ministers in 2015, 2017 and 2019 Conservative Governments
. House of Commons Library.