| United Kingdom Minister of State for Defence | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| First holder | The Lord Drayson |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for Defence is a mid-level position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government. It is currently held by Earl of Minto, who took the office on 14 November 2023.[1]
Responsibilities
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:[2]
- Indo-Asia Pacific
- Europe (multinational)
- Devolution and Levelling Up
- Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation
- Health & Safety including Defence Safety Authority
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Defence Transformation
- UK Hydrographic Office
- National Shipbuilding Strategy
- Security and Resilience
- Export licensing
- Shipwrecks, Museums, Heritage and Ceremonial duties
- Honours, Awards and Medallic recognition
- Ministry of Defence Police
- Defence Medical Services
- Defence Fire and Rescue Service
List
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Length of term | Political party | Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Drayson The Lord Drayson[3] |
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9 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 | 10 months and 27 days | Labour | Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State For Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Astor The Lord Astor of Hever[4] |
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28 May 2010 | 7 May 2015 | 4 years, 11 months and 9 days | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State For Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Curzon The Earl Howe[5] |
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11 May 2015 | 26 July 2019 | 4 years, 2 months and 15 days | Conservative | Cameron II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annabel Goldie The Baroness Goldie[6] |
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26 July 2019 | 13 November 2023 | 4 years, 3 months and 18 days | Conservative | Johnson I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound The Earl of Minto |
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14 November 2023 | Incumbent | 2 months and 2 days* | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 16 January 2024.
References
- ↑ "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Minister of State - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. - ↑ "Lord Drayson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Lord Astor of Hever". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Earl Howe". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Baroness Goldie". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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