Minister of State for Defence Procurement

The Minister for Defence Procurement is a junior Defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government. The current incumbent of the post is Conservative MP, Philip Dunne.

Origins

This ministerial post derives from that of two posts; the procurement aspects of this post were the responsibility of the Minister of Defence Procurement (either a Minister of State or the more junior, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State), while still the defence logistic aspects were the brief of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.

This post was created in 2007 to reflect the establishment of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation of the UK Ministry of Defence. Lord Drayson was appointed as its first incumbent. Whilst Lord Drayson held the role as a Minister of State, all of his successors have been Parliamentary Under-Secretaries, the most junior ministerial rank in the British Government.

The post was retitled in 2010 as Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. The current title of the post is unclear as it has been announced as both Minister for Defence Procurement and Minister for Defence Equipment, Technology and Support.

Responsibilities

The Minister is responsible for:

• The Defence Equipment Programme and through life Defence logistics support, including:
  • The Defence Equipment and Support Organisation
  • The Defence Electronics and Components Agency
  • The Defence Industrial Strategy
• Defence Science and Technology, including:-
  • DSTL, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
  • Commercial policy throughout the Department
  • Defence exports
  • International aspects of defence equipment and support

Ministers of Defence for Equipment, 1967–1970

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Roy Mason		7 January 1967	16 April 1968	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	John Morris		16 April 1968	19 June 1970	Labour

Minister of State for Defence, 1970–1972

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Lord Balniel		23 June 1970	5 November 1972	Conservative

Minister for Defence Procurement, 1971–1972

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Ian Gilmour		7 April 1971	5 November 1972	Conservative

Ministers of State for Defence, 1972–1981

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Ian Gilmour		5 November 1972	8 January 1974	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	George Younger		8 January 1974	4 March 1974	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	William Rodgers		4 March 1974	10 September 1976	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	John Gilbert		10 September 1976	4 May 1979	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Lord Strathcona		6 May 1979	5 January 1981	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Lord Trenchard		5 January 1981	29 May 1981	Conservative

Ministers for Defence Procurement, 1981–2007

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Lord Trenchard		29 May 1981	6 January 1983	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Geoffrey Pattie		6 January 1983	11 September 1984	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Adam Butler		11 September 1984	2 September 1985	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Norman Lamont		2 September 1985	21 May 1986	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Lord Trefgarne		21 May 1986	24 July 1989	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Alan Clark	File:Alan Clark cropped.jpg	24 July 1989	14 April 1992	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Jonathan Aitken		14 April 1992	20 July 1994	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Roger Freeman		20 July 1994	6 July 1995	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	James Arbuthnot		6 July 1995	1 May 1997	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	The Lord Gilbert		2 May 1997	July 1999	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	The Lady Symons		July 1999	8 June 2001	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	The Lord Bach		8 June 2001	6 May 2005	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	The Lord Drayson		6 May 2005	6 March 2007	Labour

Ministers for Defence Equipment and Support, 2007–2010

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	The Lord Drayson		6 March 2007	7 November 2007	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	The Lady Taylor		7 November 2007	5 October 2008	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Quentin Davies		5 October 2008	12 May 2010	Labour

Ministers for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology/Minister for Defence Procurement, 2010–

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Peter Luff		9 June 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Philip Dunne		4 September 2012		Conservative