Minister Of State For Defence

It is currently held by Earl of Minto, who took the office on 14 November 2023.

United Kingdom Minister of State for Defence
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent The Earl of Minto since 14 November 2023
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 has the following ministerial responsibilities:

• 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

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	Incumbent	5 months and 13 days*	Conservative

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