Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Ministry of Defence
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
WebsiteOfficial website

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families was a ministerial position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government.

Responsibilities

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The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:[1]

  • civilian and service personnel policy
  • armed forces pay, pensions and compensation
  • Armed Forces Covenant
  • welfare and service families
  • community engagement
  • equality, diversity and inclusion
  • mental health
  • Defence Medical Services
  • the people programme (Flexible Engagement Strategy, Future Accommodation Model and Enterprise Approach)
  • estates service family accommodation policy and engagement with welfare

List of ministers

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Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Role formed out of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans
Minister for Defence People
Leo Docherty 7 July 2022 7 September Conservative Boris Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families
Sarah Atherton 20 September 2022 27 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families
Andrew Murrison 30 October 2022 5 July 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak

References

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  1. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Veterans' Affairs) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-16.