Minister of State for Defence
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 | Position | |
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Paul Drayson The Lord Drayson |
9 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 | 10 months and 27 days | Labour | Brown | Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform | ||
John Astor The Lord Astor of Hever |
28 May 2010 | 7 May 2015 | 4 years, 11 months and 9 days | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State For Defence | ||
Frederick Curzon The Earl Howe |
11 May 2015 | 26 July 2019 | 4 years, 2 months and 15 days | Conservative | Cameron II | Minister of State for Defence | ||
May I | ||||||||
May II | ||||||||
Annabel Goldie The Baroness Goldie |
26 July 2019 | 13 November 2023 | 4 years, 3 months and 18 days | Conservative | Johnson I | Minister of State for Defence | ||
Johnson II | ||||||||
Truss ministry | ||||||||
Sunak ministry | ||||||||
Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound The Earl of Minto |
14 November 2023 | Incumbent | 12 days* | Conservative | Minister of State for Defence |
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 26 November 2023.