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Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Minister of State for the Armed Forces

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The minister of state for the armed forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Leo Docherty since 2024.

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The office acts as the deputy to the secretary of state for defence, when it is of Minister of State rank.[1] The appointment of James Heappey as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in 2020 temporarily broke this tiering, until in July 2022 when Heappey was promoted to Minister of State, and the title of the position reverted to its former name.

The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister for the armed forces.

Roles

The responsibilities of the minister of state for the armed forces are:

  • Operations and operational legal policy
  • Force generation (including exercises)
  • Military recruitment and retention policy (regulars and reserves)
  • Cyber
  • Permanent Joint Operating bases
  • International defence engagement strategy
  • Lead for defence engagement in Africa and Latin America
  • Human security
  • Operational public inquiries, inquests
  • Youth and cadets
  • Commemorations, ceremonial duties, medallic recognition and protocol policy and casework

List of ministers and under-secretaries

Colour key (for political parties):
  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

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Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces

Member of Parliament
Kevan Jones (2015 to 2016)
Kate Hollern (2016)
Wayne David (2016 to 2020)
Stephen Morgan (2020 to 2021)
Stephen Kinnock (2021 to 2022)
Luke Pollard (2022 - present)

References

  1. [1]
    "Ministry of Defence". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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