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Minister of State for the Armed Forces

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Term length
  
No fixed term

Inaugural holder
  
Peter Blaker

Minister of State for the Armed Forces

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

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.

Contents

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

    References

    Minister of State for the Armed Forces Wikipedia
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