Guidance

List of ministers with responsibility for covenant and veterans issues

Updated 20 December 2018

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Department Minister Title
Cabinet Office Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (co-Chair)
Ministry of Defence Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP Secretary of State for Defence (co-Chair)
Ministry of Defence Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP Minister for Defence People and Veterans
Northern Ireland Office Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Office for Secretary of State for Scotland Rt Hon David Mundell MP Secretary of State for Scotland
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP Secretary of State for Wales
Home Office Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP Minister of State for Immigration
Ministry of Justice Edward Argar MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Ministry of Justice
Department for Education Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Minister of State for School Standards
Department of Health and Social Care Jackie Doyle-Price MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention
Department for Work and Pensions Baroness Buscombe Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (Lords)
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Heather Wheeler MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness
Her Majesty’s Treasury Rt Hon Liz Truss MP Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Scottish Government Graeme Dey MSP Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
Welsh Government Alun Davies AM Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services