United Kingdom Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
Style | Science Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
Type | Minister of the Crown |
Status | Secretary of State |
Member of | |
Reports to | The Prime Minister |
Seat | Westminster |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 7 February 2023 |
First holder | Michelle Donelan |
Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022) [1] (including £86,584 MP salary) [2] |
Website | Official website |
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. [3] [4] The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. [5]
The first holder of the office is Michelle Donelan. [6] 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. [7]
The office was created by a government reshuffle on 7 February 2023, combining 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. [8] The Department and Secretary of State have responsibilities to "deliver improved public services, create new and better-paid jobs and grow the economy." [3]
The responsibilities of the Secretary of State include: [4]
Secretary of State | Took office | Left office | Political party | Ministry | |||
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Michelle Donelan MP for Chippenham | 7 February 2023 | 28 April 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Chloe Smith MP for Norwich North | 28 April 2023 | 20 July 2023 | |||||
Michelle Donelan MP for Chippenham | 20 July 2023 | 5 July 2024 | |||||
Peter Kyle MP for Hove and Portslade | 5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer |
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