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 UK/Defence Secretary  (Minister of Defence) | |
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| Start | 1 April 1964 |
| Leader of | UK/Ministry of Defence |
| Deputy | Minister of State for the Armed Forces |
| Website | http://www.gov.uk/mod |
| Predecessors | Secretary of State for War |
| Subpage(s) | •UK/Defence Secretary/Specialist Adviser |
| Leader of the UK/Ministry of Defence. Boss of the Minister/State for the Armed Forces. | |
Formerly known as the Secretary of State for War.
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Shapps | 31 August 2023 | 5 July 2024 | |
| Ben Wallace | 24 July 2019 | 31 August 2023 | |
| Penny Mordaunt | 1 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 | |
| Gavin Williamson | 2 November 2017 | 1 May 2019 | |
| Michael Fallon | 15 July 2014 | 1 November 2017 | |
| Philip Hammond | 14 October 2011 | 15 July 2014 | |
| Liam Fox | 12 May 2010 | 14 October 2011 | |
| Bob Ainsworth | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | |
| John Hutton | 3 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 | |
| Des Browne | 5 May 2006 | 3 October 2008 | |
| John Reid | 6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | advised by Josh Arnold-Foster, later of the Institute for Statecraft |
| Geoff Hoon | 11 October 1999 | 6 May 2005 | |
| George Robertson | 3 May 1997 | 11 October 1999 | |
| Michael Portillo | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | |
| Malcolm Rifkind | 10 April 1992 | 5 July 1995 | |
| Tom King | 24 July 1989 | 11 April 1992 | |
| George Younger | 7 January 1986 | 24 July 1989 | |
| Michael Heseltine | 6 January 1983 | 7 January 1986 | |
| John Nott | 5 January 1981 | 6 January 1983 | |
| Francis Pym | 4 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | |
| Fred Mulley | 10 September 1976 | 4 May 1979 | |
| Roy Mason | 4 March 1974 | 10 September 1976 | |
| Ian Gilmour | 8 January 1974 | 4 March 1974 | |
| Peter Carrington | 20 June 1970 | 8 January 1974 | |
| Denis Healey | 16 October 1964 | 19 June 1970 | |
| Peter Thorneycroft | 13 July 1962 | 16 October 1964 |
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