Minister of State for Defence

Minister of State for Defence
	Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
	Incumbent; The Baroness Goldie; since 26 July 2019
	Ministry of Defence
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	The Monarch; on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Website	Official website

The Minister of State for Defence is a junior position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government. It is currently held by Baroness Goldie, who took the office on 26 July 2019.[1]

Responsibilities

The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:[2]

Corporate governance including transformation programme; single departmental plan, risk reporting and health, safety and security
Future relations with European Union
Engagement with retired senior Defence personnel and wider opinion formers
Arms control and counter-proliferation, including export licensing and chemical and biological weapons
Community engagement
Equality, diversity and inclusion
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
Statutory Instrument programme
Australia, Asia and Far East defence engagement
Defence Fire and Rescue Service
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland devolved authorities
Ship wrecks, museums and heritage
Commemorations, ceremonial duties, medallic recognition and protocol policy
Casework
Ministry of Defence Police

List

	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Notes
The Lord Drayson	8 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour	Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform
The Lord Astor of Hever	11 May 2010	8 May 2015	Conservative	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State For Defence
The Earl Howe	11 May 2015	26 July 2019	Conservative	Minister of State for Defence
The Baroness Goldie	26 July 2019	Incumbent	Conservative	Minister of State for Defence

References

"Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
"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.

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[1] "Ministry of Defence". GOV.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[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.