Shadow_Minister_for_the_Armed_Forces
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.
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.