| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 5 July 2024 | |
| 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 |
| Website | Official website |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families is a ministerial position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government.
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities: [1]
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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| Role formed out of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans Minister for Defence People | |||||||
| Leo Docherty |  | 7 July 2022 | 7 September | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families | |||||||
| Sarah Atherton |  | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families | |||||||
| Andrew Murrison |  | 30 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | ||
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