# Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology

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 |
| Minister for Science | Charles Cutler | Country | Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) | 13 May 1965 | 19 June 1972 | 7 years, 37 days |
| Minister for Technology | Pat Hills | Labor | Wran (2) | 19 October 1978 | 29 February 1980 | 1 year, 133 days |
| Minister for Technology | Ron Mulock | Labor | Wran (3) | 29 February 1980 | 2 October 1981 | 1 year, 216 days |
| Minister for Technology | Pat Hills | Labor | Wran (4) (5) | 2 October 1981 | 10 February 1984 | 2 years, 131 days |
| Minister for Small Business and Technology | George Paciullo | Labor | Wran (6) | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days |
| Minister for Small Business and Technology | Eric Bedford | Labor | Wran (7) | 5 April 1984 | 31 December 1985 | 1 year, 270 days |
| Minister for Small Business and Technology | Neville Wran | Labor | Wran (7) | 1 January 1986 | 6 February 1986 | 36 days |
| Minister for Energy and Technology | Peter Cox | Labor | Wran (8) Unsworth | 6 February 1986 | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 293 days |
| Minister for Information Technology | Kim Yeadon | Labor | Carr (2) (3) | 1 December 1997 | 2 April 2003 | 5 years, 122 days |
| Minister for Science and Medical Research | Frank Sartor | Labor | Carr (4) Iemma (1) | 2 April 2003 | 2 April 2007 | 4 years, 0 days |
| Minister for Science and Medical Research | Verity Firth | Labor | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 5 September 2008 | 1 year, 156 days |
| Minister for Science and Medical Research | Tony Stewart | Labor | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 4 November 2008 | 57 days |
| Minister for Science and Medical Research | Jodi McKay | Labor | Rees Keneally | 4 November 2008 | 28 March 2011 | 2 years, 144 days |
| Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation | Victor Dominello | Liberal | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days |
| Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation | Matt Kean | Liberal | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days |
| Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation | Kevin Anderson | National | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days |
| Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology | Alister Henskens | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Minister for Transport | Jo Haylen | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology | Anoulack Chanthivong | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 187 days |