United Kingdom
Minister of State for Defence
Incumbent
The Earl of Minto
since 14 November 2023
Ministry of Defence
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
First holderThe Lord Drayson
WebsiteOfficial 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]

List

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Length of term Political party Ministry
Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform
Paul Drayson
The Lord Drayson
[3]
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]
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]
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]
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
14 November 2023 Incumbent 2 months and 2 days* Conservative

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 16 January 2024.

References

  1. "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "Lord Drayson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. "Lord Astor of Hever". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. "Earl Howe". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. "Baroness Goldie". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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