New Creative Industries Minister
Added on 03 Sep 2006
Shaun Woodward, the new Creative Industries and Tourism Minister, feels he is 'ideally placed' to promote UK businesses and has pledged to harness his first hand
experience working in broadcasting to understand and promote Britain's outstanding creative industries. He believes his 10 years in the broadcasting industry ideally places him to tackle challenges such as positioning the UK's creative industries at the heart of our economy. In welcoming him to his new position Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said: "He arrives at an important time. I look forward to working with him on everything
from digital switchover, to licensing, to keeping our film and music industries healthy and vibrant.”
Shaun said: "Ten years of working in the broadcasting industry will undoubtedly help me both understand and promote the creative industries within Britain and across the world. This is a massively expanding part of the UK economy and represents a collective set of industries for which the Government must create a climate to enable further growth and expansion. Whether it's television, film, computer games or the music business we have a fantastic set of opportunities with which I am thrilled to engage." Mr Woodward replaces James Purnell who has been appointed Minister of State for Pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions. From 1982 Mr Woodward worked in BBC TV News and Current Affairs. He was a Researcher on That's Life!, Producer of
Newsnight, Senior Producer of Panorama and until 1991 was Editor of That's Life!
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