Minister of State for Defence
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 Baroness Goldie, who took the office on 26 July 2019.[1]
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 |
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 | Position | |
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Paul Drayson The Lord Drayson[3] |
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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[4] |
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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[5] |
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11 May 2015 | 26 July 2019 | 4 years, 2 months and 15 days | Conservative | Cameron II | Minister of State for Defence | |
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Annabel Goldie The Baroness Goldie[6] |
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26 July 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 2 months and 29 days* | Conservative | Johnson I | Minister of State for Defence | |
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Truss ministry | ||||||||
Sunak ministry | ||||||||
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 25 October 2023.
References
- "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "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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