The Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry is, as a

Minister of State Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior minister ...

, a mid-level defence minister in the

Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

of the

British Government His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

. The current incumbent of the post, Labour MP

Maria Eagle Maria Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Garston, previously Garston and Halewood, since 1997 Unit ...

, was appointed in July 2024.

Origins

This ministerial post derives from that of two posts; the procurement aspects of this post were the responsibility of the Minister of Defence Procurement (either a Minister of State or the more junior, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State), while still the defence logistic aspects were the brief of the

Minister of State for the Armed Forces The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Luke Pollard since ...

. This post was created in 2007 to reflect the establishment of the

Defence Equipment and Support Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It began operating on 2 April 2007, following the merger of the MoD's Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logisti ...

organisation of the

UK Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ...

. Lord Drayson was appointed as its first incumbent. Whilst Lord Drayson held the role as a

, all of his successors were Parliamentary Under-Secretaries, the most junior ministerial rank in the British Government, until the appointment of

Jeremy Quin Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968) is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 2015–2024. He served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement from February 2020 to September ...

in 2020. The post was retitled in 2010 as Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. The current title of the post is unclear as it has been announced as both Minister for Defence Procurement and Minister for Defence Equipment, Technology and Support.Ministry of Defence Ministerial appointments finalised - 11 May 15
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Responsibilities

The Minister is responsible for: *Delivery of the Equipment Plan *nuclear enterprise *Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) reform *defence exports *innovation *defence science and technology including DSTL *information computer technology *the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) *DIO estates and investment *environment and sustainability in defence.

List of ministers

References

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) United Kingdom defence procurement 2007 establishments in the United Kingdom