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==Ministers== | ==Ministers== | ||
| − | *[[Michael Fallon]] | + | * The Rt Hon Dr [[Vincent Cable]] MP, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills|Secretary of State]]<br/ ><small>[[President of the Board of Trade]]</small>, Overall responsibility, business and banking |
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| + | * The Rt Hon [[David Willetts]] MP, Minister of State, Universities and science, innovation, space | ||
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| + | * [[Michael Fallon]], MP Minister of State, Business and enterprise | ||
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| + | * [[Matthew Hancock]] MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with [[Department of Education (United Kingdom)|Department of Education]]) - Further education, skills and lifelong learning | ||
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| + | * [[Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint|Lord Green]], Minister of State, Trade and investment | ||
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| + | * [[Jo Swinson]] MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Employment relations, consumer and postal affairs | ||
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| + | * [[James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie|Lord Younger]]<ref name="Leckie">{{Cite web|url=http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/The-Viscount-Younger-of-Leckie-appointed-as-Business-Minister-685cf.aspx |title=The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister|accessdate=2013-01-09|work=BIS}}</ref> - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Intellectual property | ||
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| + | ==Civil servants== | ||
| + | The [[Permanent Secretary]] is [[Martin Donnelly (UK civil servant)|Martin Donnelly]], following the departure of [[Simon Fraser (civil servant)|Simon Fraser]] CMG, on 26 August 2010. | ||
==Website== | ==Website== | ||
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| + | Official: http://www.gov.uk/bis | ||
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| + | See also: *[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121021100513/http://www.bis.gov.uk/ http://www.bis.gov.uk/ Archived Website] | ||
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| + | Precursor departments: | ||
| + | *[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090505150736/http://www.berr.gov.uk/ Department for Business and Regulatory Reform (BERR) Archived Website] | ||
| + | *[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506145815/http://www.dius.gov.uk/ Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) Archived Website] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 01:53, 3 April 2013
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government]] created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).[1]
Ministers
- The Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable MP, Secretary of State
President of the Board of Trade, Overall responsibility, business and banking
- The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State, Universities and science, innovation, space
- Michael Fallon, MP Minister of State, Business and enterprise
- Matthew Hancock MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with Department of Education) - Further education, skills and lifelong learning
- Lord Green, Minister of State, Trade and investment
- Jo Swinson MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Employment relations, consumer and postal affairs
- Lord Younger[2] - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Intellectual property
Civil servants
The Permanent Secretary is Martin Donnelly, following the departure of Simon Fraser CMG, on 26 August 2010.
Website
Official: http://www.gov.uk/bis
See also: *http://www.bis.gov.uk/ Archived Website
Precursor departments:
- Department for Business and Regulatory Reform (BERR) Archived Website
- Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) Archived Website