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Secretary of State for Defence

The secretary of state for defence (defence secretary) is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence.[3] As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

Secretary of State for Defence
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (Tudor Crown).svg
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Flag of the British Secretary of State for Defence.svg
Flag of the Secretary of State for Defence
Grant Shapps Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Grant Shapps
since 31 August 2023
Ministry of Defence
Style
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusSecretary of state
AbbreviationSoSDef
Member of
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatWestminster
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Crown
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Constituting instrumentDefence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 section 1(a)
PrecursorMinister of Defence
Formation1 April 1964
First holderPeter Thorneycroft
Unofficial namesDefence Secretary
DeputyMinister for Defence Procurement (since 2020)
Minister of State for the Armed Forces (before 2020)
Salary£154,089 per annum (2022)[1]
(including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
Websitewww.gov.uk

The current secretary of state for defence is Grant Shapps who was appointed on 31 August 2023 by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after the resignation of Ben Wallace.

Secretary Of State For Defence Media

  • Peter Thorneycroft cropped

  • Goudconferentie ministers van Financien van de EEG-landen Zeist; v.l.n.r. Denis Healey , Helmut Schmidt en Duisenberg

  • Lord Peter A.R. Carrington (Grenadier Guards)

  • British Defense Minister Fred Mulley in 1967 at the Hague.

  • Francis Pym during a meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • Depicted person: John Nott – British Conservative politician

  • Lord Heseltine (6969083278)

  • George Younger, British Secretary of State for Defense, speaks to the press upon the arrival at the airport for the NATO Nuclear Planning Group conference.

  • Official portrait of Lord King of Bridgwater crop 2

  • Malcolm Rifkind 2011 (cropped)

References

  1. ↑ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Secretary of State for Defence". gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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