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New ministerial appointments at the MOD: July 2016

Further ministerial appointments have been announced at the Ministry of Defence following Theresa May becoming Prime Minister.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Ministry of Defence

The final ministerial team is as follows:

  • Secretary of State for Defence – The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP
  • Minister of State for the Armed Forces – The Rt Hon Mike Penning MP
  • Minister of State in the House of Lords – Rt Hon Earl Howe PC
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel – Mark Lancaster TD VR MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement - Harriett Baldwin MP

Ministerial biographies and portfolios are available here.

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Published 26 July 2016