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Minister of State for the Armed Forces
British ministerial position From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Luke Pollard since 2024.[1]
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The office sometimes acts as the deputy to the secretary of state for defence, when it is of Minister of State rank.[2] In July 2024, the appointment of Luke Pollard reverted the minister’s title to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister for the armed forces.
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Roles
The responsibilities of the minister of state for the armed forces are:
- Operations and operational legal policy
- Force generation (including exercises)
- Military recruitment and retention policy (regulars and reserves)
- Cyber
- Permanent Joint Operating bases
- International defence engagement strategy
- Lead for defence engagement in Africa and Latin America
- Human security
- Operational public inquiries, inquests
- Youth and cadets
- Commemorations, ceremonial duties, medallic recognition and protocol policy and casework
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List of ministers and under-secretaries
Colour key (for political parties):
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
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Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces
| Member of Parliament |
| Kevan Jones (2015 to 2016) |
| Kate Hollern (2016) |
| Wayne David (2016 to 2020) |
| Stephen Morgan (2020 to 2021) |
| Stephen Kinnock (2021 to 2022) |
| Luke Pollard (2022 to 2024) |
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External links
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