Minister of State for Science
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation | |
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| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | 1998 |
| First holder | The Lord Sainsbury of Turville |
| Website | www |
The minister of state for science, research and innovation[1] (also known as the science minister) is a mid-level position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government. It was re-created by the Second Johnson ministry out of the minister of state for universities.
From 2016 to 2023, the minister was based at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The current Minister is Lord Vallance of Balham, appointed in July 2024 by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Responsibilities
[edit]The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Domestic science and research ecosystem, including Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs)
- International science and research, including space science
- Horizon Europe
- R&D
- Life sciences
- Quantum, engineering biology and semiconductors
- Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
- Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT)
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Tech and innovation across the missions
- Regulatory Innovation Office
List of ministers
[edit]| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation Role formed out of Minister of State for Trade and Industry | ||||||
| David Sainsbury | 
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27 July 1998 | 10 November 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Minister of State for Science and Innovation | ||||||
| Malcolm Wicks
MP for Croydon North |
|
10 November 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Ian Pearson
MP for Dudley South |
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28 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Paul Drayson | 
|
3 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Role merged into Minister of State for Universities and Science | ||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation Role formed out of Minister of State for Universities, Science and Research and Innovation | ||||||
| Amanda Solloway
MP for Derby North |
|
14 February 2020 | 17 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| George Freeman
MP for Mid Norfolk |
|
17 September 2021[2] | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| Minister of State for Science and Investment Security | ||||||
| Nus Ghani
MP for Wealden |
|
7 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
| Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
(since 7 February 2023 in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | ||||||
| George Freeman
MP for Mid Norfolk |
|
26 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Andrew Griffith
MP for Arundel and South Downs |
|
13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | ||
| Patrick Vallance | .jpg)
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5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "George Freeman confirmed as new UK science minister". 17 September 2021.
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
- Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
- Science ministers
- Science and technology in the United Kingdom
- Research in the United Kingdom
- Business in the United Kingdom
- 2020 establishments in the United Kingdom