Michelle Donelan: The new culture secretary is not afraid to take on the culture wars and the BBC
Michelle Donelan: The new culture secretary is not afraid to take on the culture wars and the BBC
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New UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has eye-catching experience in the world of media, sport and entertainment, after a previous job with the American wrestling franchise WWE. Now she is preparing for a political fight over issues ranging from online regulation to the future of Channel 4 and the BBC.
After going attending public school in Cheshire and becoming the first in her family to go to university - studying history and politics at York - Ms Donelan began a media career as a marketing assistant for Marie magazines Claire and That's Life.
This was followed by marketing executive jobs at History Channel and World Wrestling Entertainment, and a stint as a marketing freelancer.< /p>
She entered politics in 2015, becoming MP for Chippenham, Wiltshire, before being appointed Government Whip and Minister for the Department of Education.
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While she was there, she was was known for speaking her mind. As university minister, she spoke of students being “cheated” into debt by getting degrees that might not be worth it. And she often picked up the vice-chancellors' phone to express her candid opinions.
New UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has eye-catching experience in the world of media, sport and entertainment, after a previous job with the American wrestling franchise WWE. Now she is preparing for a political fight over issues ranging from online regulation to the future of Channel 4 and the BBC.
After going attending public school in Cheshire and becoming the first in her family to go to university - studying history and politics at York - Ms Donelan began a media career as a marketing assistant for Marie magazines Claire and That's Life.
This was followed by marketing executive jobs at History Channel and World Wrestling Entertainment, and a stint as a marketing freelancer.< /p>
She entered politics in 2015, becoming MP for Chippenham, Wiltshire, before being appointed Government Whip and Minister for the Department of Education.
Clear views
While she was there, she was was known for speaking her mind. As university minister, she spoke of students being “cheated” into debt by getting degrees that might not be worth it. And she often picked up the vice-chancellors' phone to express her candid opinions.
Source of i mage, PA media
