Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | |
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| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | 2020 |
| First holder | Amanda Solloway |
| Website | www |
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 Amanda Solloway who took the office on 14 February 2020.[1][2]
Responsibilities
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
List of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Science, Research and Innovation
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
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| Role formed out of Minister of State for Universities, Science and Research and Innovation | ||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Amanda Solloway
MP for Derby North |
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14 February 2020 | Incumbent | Conservative | Boris Johnson |
References
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Amanda Solloway - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
