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style="font-size: 125%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></span><br /> Secretary of State for Defence</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><b>Defence Secretary</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(informal)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Right_Honourable" title="The Right Honourable">The Right Honourable</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(within the UK and Commonwealth)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/His_Excellency" class="mw-redirect" title="His Excellency">His Excellency</a><br /><span 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class="infobox-data">The Prime Minister</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Monarch</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/At_His_Majesty%27s_pleasure" title="At His Majesty's pleasure">At His Majesty's pleasure</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/15">Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964</a> section 1(1)(a)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)">Minister of Defence</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">Secretary of State for Air</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 1964</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Thorneycroft,_Baron_Thorneycroft" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft">Peter Thorneycroft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constitution of the United Kingdom">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta" title="Magna Carta">Magna Carta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689" title="Bill of Rights 1689">Bill of Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Union" title="Treaty of Union">Treaty of Union</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">Acts of Union</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_sovereignty_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliamentary sovereignty in the United Kingdom">Parliamentary sovereignty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Rule of law in the United Kingdom">Rule of law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Separation of powers in the United Kingdom">Separation of powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom#Principles" title="Constitution of the United Kingdom">Other constitutional principles</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Crown</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_variant_2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/68px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="479" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Monarch</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs" title="List of British monarchs">list</a>)</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/King_Charles_III" class="mw-redirect" title="King Charles III">King Charles III</a> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Prince of Wales's feathers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/30px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/45px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/60px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="383" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Heir apparent</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_royal_family" title="British royal family">Royal family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom">Prerogative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counsellor_of_State" title="Counsellor of State">Counsellors of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Republicanism in the United Kingdom">Republicanism in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy Council</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_Crown_%26_Garter).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/20px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/30px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/40px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="1147" /></a></span> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Council" title="King-in-Council">King-in-Council</a>)</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">HM Government</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/60px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1552" data-file-height="1366" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_governments" title="List of British governments">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Starmer_ministry" title="Starmer ministry">Starmer ministry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a></b><br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rayner" title="Angela Rayner">Angela Rayner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of government ministers of the United Kingdom">Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_agency" title="Executive agency">Agencies</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Legislatures_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Legislatures of the United Kingdom">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></b></li></ul> <p>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">King-in-Parliament</a>)<br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Crowned portcullis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/50px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/75px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/100px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">King</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Lords_composition.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Lords" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/100px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/150px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/200px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="199" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lord_Speaker" title="Lord Speaker">Lord Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/John_McFall,_Baron_McFall_of_Alcluith" title="John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith">The Lord McFall of Alcluith</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Commons_UK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Commons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/100px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/150px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/200px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="164" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hoyle" title="Lindsay Hoyle">Sir Lindsay Hoyle</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)">Leader of the Opposition</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch" title="Kemi Badenoch">Kemi Badenoch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">C</a>)<br /></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">59th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Most_Loyal_Opposition" title="His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition">Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MPs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/Court_of_King%27s_Bench_(England)" title="Court of King's Bench (England)">King-on-the-Bench</a>)</b> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Badge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/30px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/45px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, 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Court</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales" title="Courts of England and Wales">England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Scotland" title="Courts of Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Courts of Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_England" title="Bank of England">Bank of England</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Governor of the Bank of England">Governor</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(banker)" title="Andrew Bailey (banker)">Andrew Bailey</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Deputy Governor of the Bank of England">Deputy governors</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Monetary_Policy_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)">Monetary Policy Committee</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_currencies" title="List of British currencies">Currencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Banknotes of the pound sterling">Banknotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Coins of the pound sterling">Coins</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">referendums</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament constituencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies">2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of political parties in the United Kingdom">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Parties,_Elections_and_Referendums_Act_2000" title="Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000">Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022" title="Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022">Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions">Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Senedd constituencies and electoral regions">Senedd constituencies and electoral regions</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_general_elections" title="List of United Kingdom general elections">UK general elections</a></b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="First Parliament of the United Kingdom">1801 co-option</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1802 United Kingdom general election">1802</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1806 United Kingdom general election">1806</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832–33</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan–Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Endorsements</b></div> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>European Parliament elections (1979–2019)</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Scottish Parliament elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="1999 Scottish Parliament election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2003 Scottish Parliament election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2007 Scottish Parliament election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2016 Scottish Parliament election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="Next Scottish Parliament election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Northern Ireland Assembly elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="Next Northern Ireland Assembly election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Senedd elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="1999 National Assembly for Wales election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2003 National Assembly for Wales election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2007 National Assembly for Wales election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2011 National Assembly for Wales election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Senedd_election" title="2021 Senedd election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Senedd_election" title="Next Senedd election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>UK referendums</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Devolution_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Devolution in the United Kingdom">Devolution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_relations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom">Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_consent_motion" title="Legislative consent motion">Legislative consent motions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_and_Heads_of_Devolved_Governments_Council" title="Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council">Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Nations_and_Regions" title="Council of the Nations and Regions">Council of the Nations and Regions</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governance_of_England" title="Governance of England">Governance of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_votes_for_English_laws" title="English votes for English laws">English votes for English laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority" title="Greater London Authority">Greater London Authority</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Greater_London_Authority_referendum" title="1998 Greater London Authority referendum">1998 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_1999" title="Greater London Authority Act 1999">Greater London Authority Act 1999</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_2007" title="Greater London Authority Act 2007">2007 Act</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">Mayor of London</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sadiq_Khan" title="Sadiq Khan">Sadiq Khan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor_of_London" title="Deputy Mayor of London">Mayoral cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Plan" title="London Plan">London Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined authority">Combined authorities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England#Combined_Authority_("Metro")_Mayors" title="Directly elected mayors in England">Metro mayors</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Act_1998" title="Northern Ireland Act 1998">Northern Ireland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(St_Andrews_Agreement)_Act_2006" title="Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006">2006 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Neill" title="Michelle O'Neill">Michelle O'Neill</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">deputy First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Little-Pengelly" title="Emma Little-Pengelly">Emma Little-Pengelly</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_acts_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="List of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly">Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Law of Northern Ireland">Law of Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_devolution" title="Scottish devolution">Scottish devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Scottish devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_1998" title="Scotland Act 1998">Scotland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">2012 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016" title="Scotland Act 2016">2016 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Act of the Scottish Parliament">Act of the Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_statutory_instrument" title="Scottish statutory instrument">Scottish statutory instrument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_law" title="Scots law">Scots law</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_devolution" title="Welsh devolution">Welsh devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Welsh devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/2011_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="2011 Welsh devolution referendum">2011 referendum on law-making powers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_1998" title="Government of Wales Act 1998">Government of Wales Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_2006" title="Government of Wales Act 2006">2006 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2014" title="Wales Act 2014">Wales Act 2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2017" title="Wales Act 2017">Wales Act 2017</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales" title="First Minister of Wales">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Government" title="Welsh Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Measure_of_the_National_Assembly_for_Wales" title="Measure of the National Assembly for Wales">Measure of the National Assembly for Wales</a> (1999–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_Senedd_Cymru" title="Act of Senedd Cymru">Act of Senedd Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_law" title="Welsh law">Welsh law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_geography_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Administrative geography of the United Kingdom">Administration</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_England" title="History of local government in England">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_England" title="Subdivisions of England">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England" title="Ceremonial counties of England">Ceremonial counties</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_ceremonial_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ceremonial counties of England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_county" title="Metropolitan county">Metropolitan county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">Non-metropolitan county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Unitary authorities of England">Unitary authorities</a> (<a href="/wiki/Template:Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Template:Unitary authorities of England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">Districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_English_districts" title="List of English districts">list</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_borough" title="Metropolitan borough">Metropolitan Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_boroughs" title="London boroughs">London Borough</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parishes</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_England" title="List of civil parishes in England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England" title="Historic counties of England">Historic 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title="History of local government in Scotland">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sheriffdom" title="Sheriffdom">Sheriffdoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_areas_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Council areas of Scotland">Council areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_community_council_areas_in_Scotland" title="List of community council areas in Scotland">Community council areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_Scotland" title="List of civil parishes in Scotland">Civil parishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland" title="Shires of Scotland">Shires of Scotland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Wales" title="Local government in Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_Wales" title="History of local government 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id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet of the United Kingdom</a>. </p><p>The post of secretary of state for defence was created on 1 April 1964, replacing the positions of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)">minister of defence</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">first lord of the admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">secretary of state for war</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">secretary of state for air</a>, while the individual offices of the <a href="/wiki/British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">British Armed Forces</a> were abolished and their functions transferred to the Ministry of Defence. In 2019, <a href="/wiki/Penny_Mordaunt" title="Penny Mordaunt">Penny Mordaunt</a> became the UK's first female defence secretary.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The secretary of state is supported by the other ministers in the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)#Ministerial_team" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Defence Ministerial Team</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence">MOD permanent secretary</a>. The corresponding <a href="/wiki/Shadow_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow minister">shadow minister</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Defence">shadow secretary of state for defence</a>, and the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Select_Committee" title="Defence Select Committee">Defence Select Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current secretary of state for defence is <a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a>, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 following the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024 United Kingdom general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In contrast to what is generally known as a <a href="/wiki/Defence_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Defence minister">defence minister</a> in many other countries, the Defence Secretary's remit includes: </p> <ul><li>Strategic military and defensive operations. The postholder is a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Security Council (United Kingdom)">National Security Council</a>, and chair of the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council</a>, to which the monarch has given the power to command the Armed Forces.</li> <li>Oversight of <a href="/wiki/Defence_Intelligence" title="Defence Intelligence">Defence Intelligence</a></li> <li>Relations with international partnerships, including <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a></li> <li>Defence policy (<a href="/wiki/Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme)" title="Trident (UK nuclear programme)">Trident nuclear weapons programme</a>), resourcing and planning</li> <li>Communications on defence<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Principal political leaders of the English/British Armed Forces: </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white"> </td> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white"><b>Royal Navy</b> </td> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white"><b>British Army</b> </td> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white"><b>Royal Air Force</b> </td> <td style="border-width:1px 1px 0 1px;border-color:white"><b>Co-ordination</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1628 </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a><br /> (1628–1964) </td> <td style="border-width:1px 1px 0 0;border-color:white;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1794 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a> <br />(1794–1801) </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 0;border-color:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1801 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War_and_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for War and the Colonies">Secretary of State for War and the Colonies</a><br /> (1801–1854) </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 0;border-color:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1854 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a><br /> (1854–1964) </td> <td style="border-width:1px 1px 0 0;border-color:white;"> </td> <td style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1919 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">Secretary of State for Air</a><br /> (1919–1964) </td> <td style="border-width:1px 1px 0 0;border-color:white;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1936 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Co-ordination_of_Defence" title="Minister for Co-ordination of Defence">Minister for Co-ordination of Defence</a><br /> (1936–1940) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 0 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1940 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)">Minister of Defence</a> (1940–1964) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-width:1px 0 1px 1px;border-color:white;vertical-align:top;">1964 </td> <td colspan="4"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of State for Defence</a> (1964–present) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Co-ordination_of_Defence_(1936–1940)"><span id="Minister_for_Co-ordination_of_Defence_.281936.E2.80.931940.29"></span>Minister for Co-ordination of Defence (1936–1940)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minister for Co-ordination of Defence (1936–1940)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Co-ordination_of_Defence" title="Minister for Co-ordination of Defence">Minister for Co-ordination of Defence</a></div> <p>The position of <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Co-ordination_of_Defence" title="Minister for Co-ordination of Defence">minister for co-ordination of defence</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">British Cabinet</a>-level position established in 1936 to oversee and co-ordinate the rearmament of Britain's defences. It was established by the prime minister, <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Baldwin" title="Stanley Baldwin">Stanley Baldwin</a>, in response to criticism that Britain's armed forces were understrength compared to those of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>. When the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> broke out, the new prime minister <a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a> formed a small <a href="/wiki/War_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="War Cabinet">War Cabinet</a> and it was expected that the minister would serve as a spokesperson for the three service ministers, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">secretary of state for war</a>, the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">first lord of the admiralty</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">secretary of state for air</a>; however, political considerations resulted in all three posts being included in the Cabinet, and this role proved increasingly redundant. In April 1940 the position was formally wound up and the functions transferred to other ministers. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Ministry </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Inskip.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Thomas_Inskip.jpg/110px-Thomas_Inskip.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Thomas_Inskip.jpg/165px-Thomas_Inskip.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Thomas_Inskip.jpg 2x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="276" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Inskip,_1st_Viscount_Caldecote" title="Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote"><b>Thomas Inskip</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Fareham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)">Fareham</a><br />(1876–1947)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">13 March 1936 </td> <td rowspan="2">29 January 1939 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1935%E2%80%931937)" title="National Government (1935–1937)">Baldwin III</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1937%E2%80%931939)" title="National Government (1937–1939)">Chamberlain I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Echatfield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Echatfield.jpg/110px-Echatfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Echatfield.jpg/165px-Echatfield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Echatfield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="186" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ernle_Chatfield,_1st_Baron_Chatfield" title="Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield"><b>Ernle Chatfield</b><br /><small>1st Baron Chatfield</small></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1873–1967)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">29 January 1939 </td> <td rowspan="2">3 April 1940 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Government (United Kingdom)">Independent<br />(National)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Chamberlain_war_ministry" title="Chamberlain war ministry">Chamberlain War</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_of_Defence_(1940–1964)"><span id="Minister_of_Defence_.281940.E2.80.931964.29"></span>Minister of Defence (1940–1964)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Minister of Defence (1940–1964)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(1947%E2%80%931964)" title="Ministry of Defence (1947–1964)">Ministry of Defence (1947–1964)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)">Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)</a></div> <p>The post of <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(1947%E2%80%931964)" title="Ministry of Defence (1947–1964)">minister of defence</a> was responsible for co-ordination of defence and security from its creation in 1940 until its abolition in 1964. The post was a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a> level post and generally ranked above the three service ministers, some of whom, however, continued to also serve in Cabinet. </p><p>On his appointment as prime minister in May 1940, <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a> created for himself the new post of minister of defence. The post was created in response to previous criticism that there had been no clear single minister in charge of the prosecution of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. In 1946, the post became the only cabinet-level post representing the military, with the three service ministers – the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">secretary of state for war</a>, the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">first lord of the admiralty</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">secretary of state for air</a>, now formally subordinated to the minister of defence. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(birth–death)</span> </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:10px">Tenure </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2">Ministry </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Churchill1944.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Churchill1944.png/110px-Churchill1944.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Churchill1944.png/165px-Churchill1944.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Churchill1944.png/220px-Churchill1944.png 2x" data-file-width="288" data-file-height="315" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Epping_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Epping (UK Parliament constituency)">Epping</a><br />(1874–1965)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">10 May 1940 </td> <td rowspan="2">27 July 1945 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small><span data-sort-value="7003190400000000000♠"></span>5 years, 78 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry" title="Churchill war ministry">Churchill War</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Churchill_caretaker_ministry" title="Churchill caretaker ministry">Churchill Caretaker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg/110px-Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg/165px-Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg/220px-Attlee_BW_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="267" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Clement_Attlee" title="Clement Attlee">Clement Attlee</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Limehouse_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)">Limehouse</a><br />(1883–1967)</span> </td> <td>27 July 1945 </td> <td>20 December 1946 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002511000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 146 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Attlee_ministry" title="Attlee ministry">Attlee I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg/110px-INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg/165px-INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg/220px-INF3-62_A_V_Alexander_Artist%27s_signature_E_A_B.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2590" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/A._V._Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Hillsborough" title="A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough">A. V. Alexander</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Hillsborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sheffield Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency)">Sheffield Hillsborough</a><br />(1885–1965)</small> </td> <td>20 December 1946 </td> <td>28 February 1950 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7003116600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 70 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Co-operative" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour and Co-operative">Labour Co-op</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_(crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_%28crop%29.jpg/110px-Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_%28crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_%28crop%29.jpg/165px-Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_%28crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_%28crop%29.jpg/220px-Emanuel_Shinwel_HU_059765_%28crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="451" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Manny_Shinwell" title="Manny Shinwell">Emanuel Shinwell</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Easington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Easington (UK Parliament constituency)">Easington</a><br />(1884–1986)</small> </td> <td>28 February 1950 </td> <td>26 October 1951 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002605000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 240 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Attlee_ministry" title="Attlee ministry">Attlee II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg/110px-Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg/165px-Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg/220px-Churchill_portrait_NYP_45063.jpg 2x" data-file-width="621" data-file-height="736" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Woodford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Woodford (UK Parliament constituency)">Woodford</a><br />(1874–1965)</small> </td> <td>28 October 1951 </td> <td>1 March 1952 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002127000000000000♠"></span>127 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Churchill_ministry" title="Third Churchill ministry">Churchill III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#DCDCDC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg/110px-Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg/166px-Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg/220px-Sir_Harold_Alexander_026065.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1911" data-file-height="2722" /></a></span> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis" title="Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis"><b>Harold Alexander</b><br />1st Earl Alexander of Tunis</a><br />(1891–1969)</small> </td> <td>1 March 1952 </td> <td>18 October 1954 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002961000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 231 days</small> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC">Independent </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg/110px-Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg/165px-Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg/219px-Harold_Macmillan_in_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="641" data-file-height="789" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Harold_Macmillan" title="Harold Macmillan">Harold Macmillan</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Bromley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)">Bromley</a><br />(1894–1986)</small> </td> <td>18 October 1954 </td> <td>7 April 1955 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002171000000000000♠"></span>171 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SelwynLloyd1960.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/SelwynLloyd1960.jpg/110px-SelwynLloyd1960.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/SelwynLloyd1960.jpg/165px-SelwynLloyd1960.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/SelwynLloyd1960.jpg/220px-SelwynLloyd1960.jpg 2x" data-file-width="766" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Selwyn_Lloyd" title="Selwyn Lloyd">Selwyn Lloyd</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Wirral_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wirral (UK Parliament constituency)">The Wirral</a><br />(1904–1978)</small> </td> <td>7 April 1955 </td> <td>20 December 1955 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002257000000000000♠"></span>257 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Eden_ministry" title="Eden ministry">Eden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Walter_Monckton,_January_1942_IWM_A_6697_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Sir_Walter_Monckton%2C_January_1942_IWM_A_6697_%28cropped%29.jpg/110px-Sir_Walter_Monckton%2C_January_1942_IWM_A_6697_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Sir_Walter_Monckton%2C_January_1942_IWM_A_6697_%28cropped%29.jpg/165px-Sir_Walter_Monckton%2C_January_1942_IWM_A_6697_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Sir_Walter_Monckton%2C_January_1942_IWM_A_6697_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="208" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Monckton,_1st_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley">Walter Monckton</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Bristol_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bristol West (UK Parliament constituency)">Bristol West</a><br />(1891–1965)</small> </td> <td>20 December 1955 </td> <td>18 October 1956 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7002303000000000000♠"></span>303 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Antony_Head,_1st_Viscount_Head" title="Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head">Antony Head</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Carshalton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Carshalton (UK Parliament constituency)">Carshalton</a><br />(1906–1983)</small> </td> <td>18 October 1956 </td> <td>9 January 1957 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7001830000000000000♠"></span>83 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sandys_1944_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Sandys_1944_cropped.jpg/110px-Sandys_1944_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Sandys_1944_cropped.jpg/166px-Sandys_1944_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Sandys_1944_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="218" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Sandys" title="Duncan Sandys">Duncan Sandys</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Streatham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Streatham (UK Parliament constituency)">Streatham</a><br />(1906–1987)</small> </td> <td>13 January 1957 </td> <td>14 October 1959 </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7003100400000000000♠"></span>2 years, 274 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Macmillan I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Harold_Watkinson" title="Harold Watkinson">Harold Watkinson</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Woking_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Woking (UK Parliament constituency)">Woking</a><br />(1910–1995)</small> </td> <td>14 October 1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)" title="Night of the Long Knives (1962)">13 July 1962</a> </td> <td><small><span data-sort-value="7003100300000000000♠"></span>2 years, 272 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Macmillan II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png/110px-Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png 1.5x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Thorneycroft,_Baron_Thorneycroft" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft">Peter Thorneycroft</a></b><br /><small>MP for <a href="/wiki/Monmouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)">Monmouth</a><br />(1909–1994)</small> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)" title="Night of the Long Knives (1962)">13 July 1962</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1 April 1964 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small><span data-sort-value="7002628000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 263 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Douglas-Home</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_State_for_Defence_(1964–present)"><span id="Secretary_of_State_for_Defence_.281964.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Secretary of State for Defence (1964–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Secretary of State for Defence (1964–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The post was created in 1964 as successor to the posts of minister for coordination of defence and minister of defence. It replaced the positions of <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">first lord of the admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">secretary of state for war</a> and <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">secretary of state for air</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/British_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="British Admiralty">Admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a> were merged into the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> (the secretary of state for war had already ceased to be a cabinet position in 1946, with the creation of the cabinet-level <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)">minister of defence</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secretaries_of_state_for_defence_(1964–present)"><span id="Secretaries_of_state_for_defence_.281964.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Secretaries of state for defence (1964–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Secretaries of state for defence (1964–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Secretary of State for Defence </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Portrait </th> <th>Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(birth–death)</span> </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th style="width:10px">Tenure </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Ministry </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png/110px-Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Peter_Thorneycroft_cropped.png 1.5x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Thorneycroft,_Baron_Thorneycroft" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft">Peter Thorneycroft</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Monmouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)">Monmouth</a><br />(1909–1994)</span><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1 April 1964 </td> <td>16 October 1964 </td> <td><small>198 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Douglas-Home</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Denis_Healey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Denis_Healey.jpg/110px-Denis_Healey.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Denis_Healey.jpg/165px-Denis_Healey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Denis_Healey.jpg/220px-Denis_Healey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="962" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Denis_Healey" title="Denis Healey">Denis Healey</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Leeds_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)">Leeds East</a><br />(1917–2015)</span><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>16 October 1964 </td> <td>19 June 1970 </td> <td><small>5 years, 246 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_government,_1964%E2%80%931970" title="Labour government, 1964–1970">Wilson<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(I & II)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Carington_1984.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Peter_Carington_1984.jpg/110px-Peter_Carington_1984.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Peter_Carington_1984.jpg/165px-Peter_Carington_1984.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Peter_Carington_1984.jpg/220px-Peter_Carington_1984.jpg 2x" data-file-width="449" data-file-height="590" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Carington,_6th_Baron_Carrington" title="Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington">Peter Carrington<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6th <b>Baron Carrington</b></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1919–2018)</span> </td> <td>20 June 1970 </td> <td>8 January 1974 </td> <td><small>3 years, 202 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Heath_ministry" title="Heath ministry">Heath</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ian_Gilmour,_Baron_Gilmour_of_Craigmillar" title="Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar">Ian Gilmour</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Central_Norfolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Central Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)">Central Norfolk</a><br />(1926–2007)</span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 January 1974 </td> <td>4 March 1974 </td> <td><small>55 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Roy_Mason" title="Roy Mason">Roy Mason</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Barnsley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)">Barnsley</a><br />(1924–2015)</span><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 March 1974 </td> <td>9 September 1976 </td> <td><small>2 years, 188 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_government,_1974%E2%80%931979" title="Labour government, 1974–1979">Wilson<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(III & IV)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fred_Mulley.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Fred_Mulley.PNG/110px-Fred_Mulley.PNG" decoding="async" width="110" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Fred_Mulley.PNG/165px-Fred_Mulley.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Fred_Mulley.PNG/220px-Fred_Mulley.PNG 2x" data-file-width="563" data-file-height="735" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fred_Mulley" title="Fred Mulley">Fred Mulley</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Park_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)">Sheffield Park</a><br />(1918–1995)</span><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 September 1976 </td> <td>4 May 1979 </td> <td><small>2 years, 236 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_government,_1974%E2%80%931979" title="Labour government, 1974–1979">Callaghan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Francis_Pym_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Francis_Pym_%28cropped%29.jpg/110px-Francis_Pym_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Francis_Pym_%28cropped%29.jpg/165px-Francis_Pym_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Francis_Pym_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Francis_Pym_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="705" data-file-height="999" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Francis_Pym,_Baron_Pym" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Pym, Baron Pym">Francis Pym</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Cambridgeshire</a><br />(1922–2008)</span><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 May 1979 </td> <td>4 January 1981 </td> <td><small>1 year, 244 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_Thatcher_ministry" title="First Thatcher ministry">Thatcher I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Nott.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Nott.jpg/110px-John_Nott.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Nott.jpg/165px-John_Nott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Nott.jpg/220px-John_Nott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="365" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Nott" title="John Nott">John Nott</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/St_Ives_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)">St Ives</a><br />(1932–2024)</span><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 January 1981 </td> <td>5 January 1983 </td> <td><small>2 years, 0 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Heseltine_(6969083278).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Lord_Heseltine_%286969083278%29.jpg/110px-Lord_Heseltine_%286969083278%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Lord_Heseltine_%286969083278%29.jpg/165px-Lord_Heseltine_%286969083278%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Lord_Heseltine_%286969083278%29.jpg/220px-Lord_Heseltine_%286969083278%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="639" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Heseltine" title="Michael Heseltine">Michael Heseltine</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Henley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Henley (UK Parliament constituency)">Henley</a><br />(born 1933)</span><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>6 January 1983 </td> <td>8 January 1986 </td> <td><small>3 years, 2 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry" title="Second Thatcher ministry">Thatcher II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Younger.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/George_Younger.JPEG/110px-George_Younger.JPEG" decoding="async" width="110" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/George_Younger.JPEG/165px-George_Younger.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/George_Younger.JPEG/220px-George_Younger.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2040" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/George_Younger,_4th_Viscount_Younger_of_Leckie" title="George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie">George Younger</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Ayr_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ayr (UK Parliament constituency)">Ayr</a><br />(1931–2003)</span><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">9 January 1986 </td> <td rowspan="2">23 July 1989 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>3 years, 195 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Thatcher_ministry" title="Third Thatcher ministry">Thatcher III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_King_of_Bridgwater_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_King,_Baron_King_of_Bridgwater" title="Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater">Tom King</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Bridgwater_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgwater</a><br />(born 1933)</span><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">28 July 1989 </td> <td rowspan="2">9 April 1992 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>2 years, 256 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_Major_ministry" title="First Major ministry">Major I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/110px-Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/165px-Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Malcolm_Rifkind_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="761" data-file-height="1014" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Malcolm Rifkind</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Pentlands_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)">Edinburgh Pentlands</a><br />(born 1946)</span><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 April 1992 </td> <td>4 July 1995 </td> <td><small>3 years, 85 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Major II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg/110px-Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg/165px-Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg/220px-Michael_Portillo_by_Regents_College_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="436" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Portillo" title="Michael Portillo">Michael Portillo</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Enfield_Southgate_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency)">Enfield Southgate</a><br />(born 1953)</span><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 July 1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portillo_moment" title="Portillo moment">2 May 1997</a> </td> <td><small>1 year, 301 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen_2020_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen" title="George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen">George Robertson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hamilton South (UK Parliament constituency)">Hamilton South</a><br />(born 1946)</span><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 May 1997 </td> <td>11 October 1999 </td> <td><small>2 years, 161 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/First_Blair_ministry" title="First Blair ministry">Blair I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B; border-bottom:solid 1px #E4003B" height="37"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg/110px-Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg/165px-Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg/220px-Geoff_Hoon_Headshot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="792" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Hoon" title="Geoff Hoon">Geoff Hoon</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Ashfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Ashfield</a><br />(born 1953)</span><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">11 October 1999 </td> <td rowspan="2">6 May 2005 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>5 years, 207 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Blair_ministry" title="Second Blair ministry">Blair II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan,_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Reid,_Baron_Reid_of_Cardowan" title="John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan">John Reid</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Airdrie_and_Shotts_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)">Airdrie and Shotts</a><br />(born 1947)</span><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>6 May 2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2006 British cabinet reshuffle">5 May 2006</a> </td> <td><small>364 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Blair_ministry" title="Third Blair ministry">Blair III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B; border-bottom:solid 1px #E4003B" height="37"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2,_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2%2C_2022.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2%2C_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2%2C_2022.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2%2C_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2%2C_2022.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Browne_of_Ladyton_crop_2%2C_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Des_Browne" title="Des Browne">Des Browne</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_and_Loudoun_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)">Kilmarnock and Loudoun</a><br />(born 1952)</span><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2006_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2006 British cabinet reshuffle">5 May 2006</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">3 October 2008 </td> <td rowspan="2"><small>2 years, 151 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Brown_ministry" title="Brown ministry">Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Msc_2009-Sunday,_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Msc_2009-Sunday%2C_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg/110px-Msc_2009-Sunday%2C_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Msc_2009-Sunday%2C_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg/165px-Msc_2009-Sunday%2C_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Msc_2009-Sunday%2C_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg/220px-Msc_2009-Sunday%2C_11.00_-_12.30_Uhr-Zwez_005_Hutton_detail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="712" data-file-height="950" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Hutton,_Baron_Hutton_of_Furness" title="John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness">John Hutton</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)">Barrow and Furness</a><br />(born 1955)</span><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 October 2008 </td> <td>5 June 2009 </td> <td><small>245 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_(4799292710).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_%284799292710%29.jpg/110px-The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_%284799292710%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_%284799292710%29.jpg/165px-The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_%284799292710%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_%284799292710%29.jpg/220px-The_Rt_Hon_Bob_Ainsworth_MP_%284799292710%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ainsworth" title="Bob Ainsworth">Bob Ainsworth</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Coventry_North_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)">Coventry North East</a><br />(born 1952)</span><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 June 2009 </td> <td>11 May 2010 </td> <td><small>340 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Dr_Liam_Fox_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Liam_Fox" title="Liam Fox">Liam Fox</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/North_Somerset_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)">North Somerset</a><br />(born 1961)</span><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>12 May 2010 </td> <td>14 October 2011 </td> <td><small>1 year, 156 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">Cameron–Clegg</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con.</a>–<a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">L.D.</a></i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Philip_Hammond_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Hammond" title="Philip Hammond">Philip Hammond</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Runnymede_and_Weybridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)">Runnymede and Weybridge</a><br />(born 1955)</span><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>14 October 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2014 British cabinet reshuffle">15 July 2014</a> </td> <td><small>2 years, 274 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Sir_Michael_Fallon_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Official_portrait_of_Sir_Michael_Fallon_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Sir_Michael_Fallon_crop_2.jpg" 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/2014_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2014 British cabinet reshuffle">15 July 2014</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry#Changes" title="Second May ministry">1 November 2017</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><small>3 years, 109 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Cameron_ministry" title="Second Cameron ministry">Cameron II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_May_ministry" title="First May ministry">May I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry" title="Second May ministry">May II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Gavin_Williamson_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Williamson" title="Gavin Williamson">Gavin Williamson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/South_Staffordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">South Staffordshire</a><br />(born 1976)</span><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry#Changes" title="Second May ministry">2 November 2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry#Changes_2" title="Second May ministry">1 May 2019</a> </td> <td><small>1 year, 180 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg/110px-Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg/165px-Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg/220px-Rt_Hon_Penny_Mordaunt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Penny_Mordaunt" title="Penny Mordaunt">Penny Mordaunt</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)">Portsmouth North</a><br />(born 1973)</span><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry#Changes_2" title="Second May ministry">1 May 2019</a> </td> <td>24 July 2019 </td> <td><small>84 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(politician)" title="Ben Wallace (politician)">Ben Wallace</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Wyre_and_Preston_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)">Wyre and Preston North</a><br />(born 1970)</span><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wallace_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallace-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="4">24 July 2019 </td> <td rowspan="4">31 August 2023 </td> <td rowspan="4"><small>4 years, 38 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_Johnson_ministry" title="First Johnson ministry">Johnson I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Johnson_ministry" title="Second Johnson ministry">Johnson II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Truss_ministry" title="Truss ministry">Truss</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Sunak_ministry" title="Sunak ministry">Sunak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg/110px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg/165px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Grant_Shapps_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b><a href="/wiki/Grant_Shapps" title="Grant Shapps">Grant Shapps</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Welwyn_Hatfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Welwyn Hatfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Welwyn Hatfield</a><br />(born 1968)</span><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="1">31 August 2023 </td> <td rowspan="1">5 July 2024 </td> <td rowspan="1"><small>309 days</small> </td> <td rowspan="1" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td rowspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/109px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="109" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/164px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/219px-John_Healey_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="2260" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Healey" title="John Healey">John Healey</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Rawmarsh_and_Conisbrough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (UK Parliament constituency)">Rawmarsh and Conisbrough</a><br />(born 1960)</span> </td> <td rowspan="1">5 July 2024 </td> <td rowspan="1"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td rowspan="1"><small>145 days</small> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Starmer_ministry" title="Starmer ministry">Starmer</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Defence&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_j5we850q9syfrpb3jssxdg4pvjalzyp"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/John_Healey_(politician)" coords="978,497,1075,518" title="John Healey (politician)" alt="John Healey (politician)" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Grant_Shapps" coords="973,485,1076,505" title="Grant Shapps" alt="Grant Shapps" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(politician)" coords="964,472,1061,493" title="Ben Wallace (politician)" alt="Ben Wallace (politician)" /><area 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