Oliver Dowden CBE has been appointed Digital and Culture Secretary as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson鈥檚 first Cabinet reshuffle.
Dowden, who has served as Minister for the Cabinet Office for the last six months, replaces former Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan.
Nicky Morgan stood down as a Conservative MP last December, but was made a Peer by Johnson to allow him to keep her in the Cabinet.
Matt Warman will retain his position as Under Secretary at DCMS.
An MP since 2015, Dowden is the MP for Hertsmere in Hertfordshire and a former advisor to David Cameron.
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