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 Lord Coaker, who took the office on 8 July 2024.
Responsibilities The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:
Implementation of relevant SDR Vision and Recommendations International relations and defence diplomacy Professional military education Security and resilience Arms control and counter-proliferation Honours, awards and medicallic recognition Heritage and ceremonial Royal Hospital Chelsea UK Hydrographic Office Health and Safety Ministry of Defence Police Defence Fire and Rescue Service export licensing and controls Defence Medical Services The holder also serves as the representative of the Ministry of Justice in the House of Lords
List Name Portrait Entered office Left office Length of term Political party Ministry Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform Paul Drayson Baron Drayson 9 June 2009 6 May 2010 Labour Brown Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State For Defence John Astor 3rd Baron Astor of Hever 28 May 2010 7 May 2015 Conservative Cameron–Clegg(Con.–L.D.) Minister of State For Defence Frederick Curzon 7th Earl Howe 11 May 2015 26 July 2019 Conservative Cameron II May I May II Annabel Goldie Baroness Goldie 26 July 2019 13 November 2023 Conservative Johnson I Johnson II Truss Sunak Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound7th Earl of Minto 14 November 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative Vernon CoakerBaron Coaker 8 July 2024 Incumbent * Labour Starmer Burnham
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: .
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