Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families
British government minister
United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families | |
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Incumbent Andrew Murrison since 30 October 2022 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Website | Official website |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families is a ministerial position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government, currently held by Andrew Murrison who took the office on 30 October 2022.
Responsibilities
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:[1]
- civilian and service personnel policy
- armed forces pay, pensions and compensation
- Armed Forces Covenant
- welfare and service families
- community engagement
- equality, diversity and inclusion
- mental health
- Defence Medical Services
- the people programme (Flexible Engagement Strategy, Future Accommodation Model and Enterprise Approach)
- estates service family accommodation policy and engagement with welfare
List of ministers
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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Role formed out of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans Minister for Defence People | |||||||
Leo Docherty | 7 July 2022 | 7 September | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families | |||||||
Sarah Atherton | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families | |||||||
Andrew Murrison | 30 October 2022 | Incumbent | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
References
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Veterans' Affairs) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
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Ministry of Defence
Headquarters: Main Building, Whitehall
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Military |
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- Admiralty Board (Navy Board)
- Army Board
- Air Force Board
- Navy Command
- Army Command
- Air Command
- Strategic Command
- Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)
- Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
- Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA)
- Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA)
- United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
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