Minister of State for Defence
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| 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.
Responsibilities
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:
- 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | 5 months and 13 days* | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 27 April 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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