Difference between revisions of "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"
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| − | The '''Department for Business Innovation & Skills''' ('''BIS''') is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government | + | 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).<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page19525 Prime Minister's Office: Changes to the machinery of Government]{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref> |
==Ministers== | ==Ministers== | ||
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* [[Jo Swinson]] MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Employment relations, consumer and postal affairs | * [[Jo Swinson]] MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Employment relations, consumer and postal affairs | ||
| − | * [[James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie|Lord Younger]]<ref name="Leckie"> | + | * [[James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie|Lord Younger]]<ref name="Leckie">[http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/The-Viscount-Younger-of-Leckie-appointed-as-Business-Minister-685cf.aspx The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister] </ref> - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Intellectual property |
==Civil servants== | ==Civil servants== | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 9 September 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]
Contents
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
