| 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. [1]
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities: [2]
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound The Earl of Minto |  | 14 November 2023 | Incumbent | 1 month and 20 days* | Conservative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 3 January 2024.
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