Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

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Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Incumbent: John Denham MP Took office: 28 June 2007
Style:	The Right Honourable
Appointed by:	Gordon Brown as Prime Minister
First :	John Denham MP
Formation:	28 June 2007

United Kingdom

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The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills is a Cabinet minister in the United Kingdom. The post was created on 28th June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Trade and Industry. The current Secretary of State is John Denham. He is head of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills responsible for expanding high-end graduate skills and raising the skills of the wider adult workforce. The Department will take responsibility from the Department of Trade and Industry for making Britain "one of the best places in the world for science, research and innovation". It is also responsible for the "development, funding and performance" of higher and further education.

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
	John Denham		28 June 2007	present	Labour