| Post: | Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Department: | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Incumbent: | The Lord Vallance of Balham |
| Incumbentsince: | 5 July 2024 |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
| First: | The Lord Sainsbury of Turville |
| Formation: | 1998 |
The minister of state for science, research and innovation[1] (also known as the science minister) is a mid-level position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government. It was re-created by the Second Johnson ministry out of the minister of state for universities.
From 2016 to 2023, the minister was based at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation | |||||||
| The Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 27 July 1998 | 10 November 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||
| Minister of State for Science and Innovation | |||||||
| Malcolm WicksMP for Croydon North | 10 November 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||
| Ian PearsonMP for Dudley South | 28 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |||
| The Lord Drayson | 3 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | |||||||
| Amanda SollowayMP for Derby North | 14 February 2020 | 17 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |||
| George FreemanMP for Mid Norfolk | 17 September 2021[2] | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |||
| Minister of State for Science and Investment Security | |||||||
| Nus GhaniMP for Wealden | 7 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |||
| Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation(since 7 February 2023 in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | |||||||
| George FreemanMP for Mid Norfolk | 26 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |||
| Andrew GriffithMP for Arundel and South Downs | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | ||||
| Patrick VallanceBaron Vallance of Balham | 5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer | |||