| Post: | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation |
| Style: | Minister |
| Formation: | 1989 |
| First: | Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper |
| Termlength: | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 March 2020 |
| Incumbent: | The 5th Baron Bethell |
| Department: | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation is a junior position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the British government. It is currently held by The 5th Baron Bethell, MP, who took the office on 9 March 2020.[1] [2]
The minister is responsible for the following:[3]
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baroness Hooper | 28 July 1989 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Baroness Cumberlege | 14 April 1992 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Baroness Jay of Paddington | 2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Labour | Minister of State for Health | ||
| The Baroness Hayman | 28 July 1998 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 1 January 1998 | 17 March 2003 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Lord Warner | 13 June 2003 | 4 January 2007 | Labour | Minister of State for National Health Services Delivery | ||
| The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 5 January 2007 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Minister of State for National Health Services Reform | ||
| The Lord Darzi of Denham | 29 June 2007 | 21 July 2009 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Baroness Thornton | 19 February 2010 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Earl Howe | 17 May 2010 | 11 May 2015 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Lord Prior of Brampton | 14 May 2015 | 21 December 2016 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for National Health Services Productivity | ||
| The Lord O'Shaughnessy | 21 December 2016 | 31 December 2018 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | ||
| The Baroness Blackwoodof North Oxford | 10 January 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Science | ||
| The Lord Bethell | 9 March 2020 | Incumbent | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation | ||