The Innovation, Science and Technology is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia.

The ministers manages the portfolio through the Premier's Department. Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

There have previously been ministers responsible for Science, Innovation and Technology; however the combined ministry was first created in December 2021 in the second Perrottet ministry.

List of ministers The following individuals have served as the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, or any precedent titles: Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister for Science

Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 1965 19 June 1972

Minister for Technology

Wran (2) 19 October 1978 29 February 1980

Wran (3) 29 February 1980 2 October 1981

Wran (4) (5) 2 October 1981 10 February 1984

Minister for Small Business and Technology Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984

Wran (7) 5 April 1984 31 December 1985

1 January 1986 6 February 1986

Minister for Energy and Technology Wran (8)Unsworth 6 February 1986 26 November 1987

Minister for Information Technology

Carr (2) (3) 1 December 1997 2 April 2003

Minister for Science and Medical Research Carr (4)Iemma (1) 2 April 2003 2 April 2007

Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 5 September 2008

Rees 8 September 2008 4 November 2008

ReesKeneally 4 November 2008 28 March 2011

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation  

Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017

Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019

Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation  

Berejiklian (2)Perrottet (1) 2 April 2019 21 December 2021

Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Alister Henskens

Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023

Minister for Transport Jo Haylen

Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023

Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Anoulack Chanthivong 5 April 2023 incumbent

See also

List of New South Wales government agencies

References