Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is a Secretary of State in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.[1][2] The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.[3]

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Michelle Donelan
since 20 July 2023
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
StyleScience Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and the Commonwealth)
StatusSecretary of state
Minister of the Crown
Member ofCabinet
Privy Council
Reports toThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation7 February 2023
First holderMichelle Donelan
WebsiteOfficial website

The first holder of the office is Michelle Donelan.[4] It was announced on 21 April 2023 that during her maternity leave, Donelan would be temporarily replaced as Secretary of State by Chloe Smith, in accordance with the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021.[5]

History

The office was created by a government reshuffle on 7 February 2023, following a machinery government change, which combined responsibilities from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with responsibilities from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and from the Government Office for Science.[6] The Department and Secretary of State have responsibilities to "deliver improved public services, create new and better-paid jobs and grow the economy."[1]

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Secretary of State include:[2]

List
Secretary of State Took office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Michelle Donelan
MP for Chippenham		 7 February 2023 28 April 2023 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Chloe Smith
MP for Norwich North		 28 April 2023 20 July 2023
Michelle Donelan
MP for Chippenham		 20 July 2023 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "PM: Making government deliver for the British people". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. "Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. "Rishi Sunak creates new science and tech department as he overhauls UK government". POLITICO. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. "Ministerial Appointments: February 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  5. "Ministerial Appointments: April 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. Crerar, Pippa; Elgot, Jessica; Stacey, Kiran (2023-02-07). "Rishi Sunak appoints Greg Hands as Conservative party chair in cabinet mini-reshuffle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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