Minister of State for the Armed Forces

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United Kingdom government ministerial position ministerial office

The Minister of State for the Armed Forces is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing the armed forces and supporting the Secretary of State for Defence in managing defence policy and military operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government ministerial position →
ministerial office →
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom →
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
country United Kingdom →
governmentDepartment Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) →
hierarchicalLevel Minister of State →
jurisdiction Armed Forces of the United Kingdom →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England →
memberOf Government of the United Kingdom →
oversees British Army (operational policy aspects) →
Joint Forces Command-related matters (historically) →
Royal Air Force (operational policy aspects) →
Royal Navy (operational policy aspects) →
partOf Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) →
portfolio Armed forces personnel issues →
Armed forces policy →
Defence planning and commitments →
Defence policy implementation →
International defence engagement (operational aspects) →
Military operations oversight →
Operational capability of the armed forces →
positionHeldInThePastBy Adam Ingram →
Andrew Robathan →
Archie Hamilton →
Bill Rammell →
Bob Ainsworth →
Derek Twigg →
Doug Henderson →
Earl Howe →
Earl of Arran →
James Heappey →
John Spellar →
John Stanley →
Kevan Jones →
Mark Francois →
Mike Penning →
Nick Harvey →
Penny Mordaunt →
Peter Blaker →
reportsTo Secretary of State for Defence →
responsibleFor day-to-day management of armed forces policy →
implementation of defence strategy set by Secretary of State for Defence →
liaison with armed forces leadership →
supporting defence operations decision-making →
seat Westminster, London →
supportsRole Secretary of State for Defence →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Secretary of State for Defence →
Secretary of State for Defence ("Minister of State for the Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans") →
hasSubordinateOffice
Defence Council of the United Kingdom →
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