Minister for Defence Procurement
The Minister for Defence Procurement is a junior Defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government. The current incumbent of the post is Conservative MP, Harriett Baldwin.
Origins
This ministerial post derives from that of two posts; the procurement aspects of this post were the responsibility of the Minister of Defence Procurement (either a Minister of State or the more junior, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State), while still the defence logistic aspects were the brief of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.
This post was created in 2007 to reflect the establishment of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation of the UK Ministry of Defence. Lord Drayson was appointed as its first incumbent.[1] Whilst Lord Drayson held the role as a Minister of State, all of his successors have been Parliamentary Under-Secretaries, the most junior ministerial rank in the British Government.
The post was retitled in 2010 as Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. The current title of the post is unclear as it has been announced as both Minister for Defence Procurement[2] and Minister for Defence Equipment, Technology and Support.[3]
Responsibilities
The Minister is responsible for:
- The Defence Equipment Programme and through life Defence logistics support, including:
- The Defence Equipment and Support Organisation
- The Defence Electronics and Components Agency
- The Defence Industrial Strategy
- Defence Science and Technology, including:-
- DSTL, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Commercial policy throughout the Department
- Defence exports
- International aspects of defence equipment and support
Ministers of Defence for Equipment, 1967–1970
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Mason | 7 January 1967 | 16 April 1968 | Labour | ||
John Morris | 16 April 1968 | 19 June 1970 | Labour |
Minister of State for Defence, 1970–1972
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lord Balniel | 23 June 1970 | 5 November 1972 | Conservative |
Minister for Defence Procurement, 1971–1972
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Gilmour | 7 April 1971 | 5 November 1972 | Conservative |
Ministers of State for Defence, 1972–1981
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Gilmour | 5 November 1972 | 8 January 1974 | Conservative | ||
George Younger | 8 January 1974 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | ||
William Rodgers | 4 March 1974 | 10 September 1976 | Labour | ||
John Gilbert | 10 September 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | ||
Lord Strathcona | 6 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | ||
Lord Trenchard | 5 January 1981 | 29 May 1981 | Conservative |
Ministers for Defence Procurement, 1981–2007
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lord Trenchard | 29 May 1981 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | ||
Geoffrey Pattie | 6 January 1983 | 11 September 1984 | Conservative | ||
Adam Butler | 11 September 1984 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative | ||
Norman Lamont | 2 September 1985 | 21 May 1986 | Conservative | ||
Lord Trefgarne | 21 May 1986 | 24 July 1989 | Conservative | ||
Alan Clark | 24 July 1989 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | ||
Jonathan Aitken | 14 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | ||
Roger Freeman | 20 July 1994 | 6 July 1995 | Conservative | ||
James Arbuthnot | 6 July 1995 | 1 May 1997 | Conservative | ||
The Lord Gilbert | 2 May 1997 | July 1999 | Labour | ||
The Lady Symons | July 1999 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | ||
The Lord Bach | 8 June 2001 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | ||
The Lord Drayson | 6 May 2005 | 6 March 2007 | Labour |
Ministers for Defence Equipment and Support, 2007–2010
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Lord Drayson | 6 March 2007 | 7 November 2007 | Labour | ||
The Lady Taylor | 7 November 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | ||
Quentin Davies | 5 October 2008 | 12 May 2010 | Labour |
Ministers for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology/Minister for Defence Procurement, 2010–
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Luff | 9 June 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | ||
Philip Dunne | 4 September 2012 | 14 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
Harriett Baldwin | 18 July 2016 | Conservative |
References
- ↑ Lord Drayson appointed minister
- ↑ Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments - 11 May 2015
- ↑ Ministry of Defence Ministerial appointments finalised - 11 May 15