Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent George Freeman since 14 February 2020
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	2020
First holder	Amanda Solloway
Website	www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-minister-for-science-research-and-innovation

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation (also known as Science Minister) is a junior position in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the British government. It was created by the Second Johnson ministry out of the Minister of State for Universities and is currently held by George Freeman who took the office on 17 September 2021.^[1]

Responsibilities[]

The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:

• Science and Research
• Innovation
• Intellectual property
• Space
• Agri-Tech
• Technology

List of ministers[]

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
	The Lord Sainsbury of Turville		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		28 June 2007	5 October 2008	Labour	Gordon Brown
	The Lord Drayson		3 October 2008	11 May 2010	Labour	Gordon Brown
Role merged into Minister of State for Universities and Science
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries 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]	Incumbent	Conservative	Boris Johnson

References[]

See also[]

• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Ministry of Science