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British government minister Not to be confused with Secretary of State for Defence or Minister of State for Defence Procurement.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Defence
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Lord Coaker
since 8 July 2024
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 Lord Coaker, who took the office on 8 July 2024.

Responsibilities

The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:

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 		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 		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 		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 		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 5 July 2024 1 year, 1 month and 7 days Conservative
Vernon Coaker
The Baron Coaker 		8 July 2024 Incumbent 2 months and 15 days* Labour Starmer

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 21 December 2024.

References

  1. "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. "Minister for the House of Lords - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  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.
Ministry of Defence
Headquarters: Main Building, Whitehall
Armed Forces
Service branches
By nation
Defence Council
Political
Military
Civil Service
  • Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
  • Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Director-General Finance
  • Director-General Head Office and Commissioning Services
  • Director-General Nuclear
  • Director-General Security Policy
  • Lead Non-Executive Board Member
  • Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the People Committee
  • Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Audit Committee
  • Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Equipment and Support Board
Service boards
Service commands
Arm's-length bodies
Top-level budget agencies
managed on an arm's-length basis
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