John Whittingdale
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The Right Honourable John Whittingdale OBE MP |
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| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sajid Javid |
| Succeeded by | Karen Bradley |
| Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee | |
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In office 14 July 2005 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Kaufman |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Norman |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
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In office 19 June 2004 – 6 May 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Julie Kirkbride |
| Succeeded by | Theresa May |
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In office 23 July 2002 – 8 December 2003 |
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| Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | Tim Yeo |
| Succeeded by | Julie Kirkbride |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 18 September 2001 – 23 July 2002 |
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| Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | David Heathcoat-Amory |
| Succeeded by | Tim Yeo |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 16 June 1997 – 18 September 2001 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Bruce Grocott |
| Succeeded by | Owen Paterson |
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Member of Parliament for Maldon Maldon and East Chelmsford (1997–2010) South Colchester and Maldon (1992–1997) |
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Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | John Wakeham |
| Majority | 19,407 (40.5%) |
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16 October 1959 Sherborne, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ancilla Murfitt (Divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale, OBE (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician and former UK Government minister. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Maldon constituency.
Whittingdale has been an MP since the 1992 general election, for a series of constituencies centred on the town of Maldon, Essex. He is Vice-Chairman of the 1922 Committee. He was a member of the Executive of Conservative Way Forward (2005–10) and the Conservative Party Board (2006–10).
Whittingdale was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by David Cameron on 11 May 2015. He was sacked by Theresa May on 14 July 2016 during a Cabinet reshuffle.
The only son of John Whittingdale FRCS and Margaret née Napier, via his mother Whittingdale is in distant remainder to the lordship of Napier. Whittingdale was educated at Sandroyd School and Winchester College, followed by University College London (UCL) where he was Chairman of UCL Conservative Society. He graduated with a 2:2 in Economics in 1982.
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