The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families was a ministerial position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government.
United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families | |
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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 |
Responsibilities
editThe 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
editName | 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 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
References
edit- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Veterans' Affairs) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-16.