Minister of Technology of the United Kingdom

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The Minister of Technology of the United Kingdom was a now-defunct cabinet-level government post responsible for promoting and coordinating technological development and industrial modernization in the country during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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instanceOf cabinet position of the United Kingdom
defunct government ministerial office
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1970s
early 1970s
hasCabinetRank Secretary of State level
hasDomain industrial policy
research and development
technology policy
historicalPeriod 1960s
early 1970s
inception 1964
isStatus abolished
no longer in use
jurisdiction UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England NERFINISHED
nominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
officeCreatedUnder Labour government of Harold Wilson
officeHeldBy Anthony Wedgwood Benn NERFINISHED
Christopher Chataway NERFINISHED
Frank Cousins NERFINISHED
Geoffrey Rippon NERFINISHED
John Stonehouse NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Ministry of Technology NERFINISHED
partOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
replacedBy Department of Trade and Industry NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry NERFINISHED
reportsTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
responsibleFor coordination of government technology programs
industrial modernization policy
modernization of manufacturing
oversight of state-supported research and development
promotion of advanced technology in British industry
science and technology policy coordination
support for high-technology industries
technological development policy
saidToBeTheSameAs Minister of Technology NERFINISHED
scope industrial innovation policy
national technology strategy
seat London NERFINISHED
typeOfPosition senior ministerial office
usedToBeHeadOf Ministry of Technology NERFINISHED

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Tony Benn positionHeld Minister of Technology of the United Kingdom