14/04/2014 - Incumbent was formerly a banker with Chase Manhattan and Deutsche Bank

After culture secretary Maria Miller quit last week over a controversy about her expense claims, Sajid Javid has been appointed in her place. Javid’s official titles are Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Equalities at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

The son of immigrants from Pakistan, Javid attended state schools before studying economics and politics at Exeter University.  Aged 25, Javid became a Vice President at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. He later moved to Deutsche Bank in London to help build its business in emerging markets. Javid left Deutsche Bank as a senior Managing Director in the summer of 2009 and joined the Conservative Party.

He has been the Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove constituency since being elected in the 2010 General Election. He was a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee from June to November 2010 and following that, Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

As Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Javid will oversee policy decisions in the areas of arts and culture, broadcasting, creative industries, cultural property, heritage and the historic environment, gambling and racing, libraries, media ownership and mergers, museums and galleries, the National Lottery, sport, telecommunications and online, and tourism.

“I didn’t expect to have this kind of opportunity to serve the country at this level so soon, but I take it as a huge privilege,” Javid said.