Ministry of Technology

Ministry of Technology
Department overview
Formed	October 1964
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Power; Ministry of Aviation; Department of Scientific and Industrial Research;
Dissolved	October 1970
Superseding agency	Department of Trade and Industry;
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Minister responsible	Various incumbents, Minister of Technology;

The Ministry of Technology was a department of the government of the United Kingdom, sometimes abbreviated as "MinTech".^[1] The Ministry of Technology was established by the incoming government of Harold Wilson in October 1964 as part of Wilson's ambition to modernise the state for what he perceived to be the needs of the 1960s. The pledge was included in the Labour Party's 1964 general election manifesto: "A Labour Government will .. [set] up a Ministry of Technology to guide and stimulate a major national effort to bring advanced technology and new processes into the industry."

^ Watkins, Alan (25 April 2004). "Another fine mess for Gordon to clear up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[1] Watkins, Alan (25 April 2004). "Another fine mess for Gordon to clear up". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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