Battle of Backbone Mountain

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]

Indo-Asia Pacific
Europe (multinational)
Devolution and Levelling Up
Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation
Health & Safety including Defence Safety Authority
Climate Change and Sustainability
Defence Transformation
UK Hydrographic Office
National Shipbuilding Strategy
Security and Resilience
Export licensing
Shipwrecks, Museums, Heritage and Ceremonial duties
Honours, Awards and Medallic recognition
Ministry of Defence Police
Defence Medical Services
Defence Fire and Rescue Service

List

Name		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	5 months and 13 days*	Conservative

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 27 April 2024.

References

^ "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Lord Drayson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Lord Astor of Hever". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Earl Howe". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Baroness Goldie". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[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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