Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Appearance
Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
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since 15 July 2016 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | Defence Council Admiralty Board Army Board Air Force Board |
Reports to | Secretary of State for Defence |
Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Peter Blaker |
Formation | 1981 |
Website | www.mod.uk |
The Minister of State for the Armed Forces is a middle-ranking ministerial position, subordinate only to the Secretary of State for Defence, at the Ministry of Defence in Her Majesty's Government.
The current incumbent is the Conservative MP Mike Penning.
Role
The responsibilities of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces are:
- All matters regarding Regular and Reserve Armed Forces
- Operations including Iraq, Counter-Terrorism, UK Operations, Northern Ireland and the Balkans
- Bilateral defence relations outside the NATO/Europe area
- Inquiries, Boards of Inquiry, Inquests
- Legal issues including detention
- Arms and Export Control
- Regional issues and the devolved Administrations
- The agencies DASA and DVA
List of Ministers of State for the Armed Forces
Colour key (for political parties):
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats