Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear

Not to be confused with Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation.
United Kingdom
Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
since 6 September 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation
  • 20 July 1994:
    (as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Technology)
  • 6 September 2025:
    (as Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear)
First holderIan Taylor
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-minister-for-science-innovation-research-and-nuclear

The minister of state for science, innovation, research and nuclear (also known as the science minister) is a mid-level position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the British government. It was created by the Starmer ministry in 2025.

From 2016 to 2023, the minister was based at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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