Secretary of State for Defence

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Ensign of the Secretary of State for Defence
Ensign of the Secretary of State for Defence

The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. It is a Cabinet position.

The post was created on 1 April 1964 and replaced the previous office of Minister of Defence. The former Cabinet positions of First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Air (responsible for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force respectively) were incorporated into it and the offices of the Admiralty, War Office and the Air Ministry were abolished and their functions transferred to an expanded Ministry of Defence.

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party
1 Peter Thorneycroft 1 April 1964 16 October 1964 Conservative
2 Denis Healey 16 October 1964 19 June 1970 Labour
3 Peter Carrington, Lord Carrington 20 June 1970 8 January 1974 Conservative
4 Ian Gilmour 8 January 1974 4 March 1974 Conservative
5 Roy Mason 5 March 1974 10 September 1976 Labour
6 Frederick Mulley September 10, 1976 May 4, 1979 Labour
7 Francis Pym 5 May 1979 5 January 1981 Conservative
8 John Nott 5 January 1981 6 January 1983 Conservative
9 Michael Heseltine 6 January 1983 7 January 1986 Conservative
10 George Younger 9 January 1986 24 July 1989 Conservative
11 Tom King 24 July 1989 10 April 1992 Conservative
12 Malcolm Rifkind 10 April 1992 5 July 1995 Conservative
13 Michael Portillo 5 July 1995 2 May 1997 Conservative
14 George Robertson 3 May 1997 11 October 1999 Labour
15 Geoff Hoon 11 October 1999 6 May 2005 Labour
16 John Reid May 6, 2005 May 5, 2006 Labour
17 Des Browne May 5, 2006 Incumbent Labour
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