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| Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills | |
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| Incumbent: John Denham MP Took office: 28 June 2007 |
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| 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 28 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 | |
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| John Denham | 28 June 2007 | present | Labour | ||
