Who is the Defence Secretary?
The Defence Secretary is Streeting, Wes, MP for Ilford North. The full post title is Secretary of State for Defence.
The department’s remit: The armed forces, defence policy and the defence industry.
The rest of the ministerial team
Ministers of State first, then Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State.
Coaker, L. · Member of the House of Lords
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Pollard, Luke · MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Bailey, Mr Calvin · MP for Leyton and Wanstead
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
Sandher-Jones, Louise · MP for North East Derbyshire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Questions about the Ministry of Defence
- Who is the Defence Secretary?
- The Defence Secretary is Streeting, Wes, MP for Ilford North. The full post title is Secretary of State for Defence.
- Who are the ministers at the Ministry of Defence?
- The record currently shows 5 ministers: Streeting, Wes, Coaker, L., Pollard, Luke, Bailey, Mr Calvin, Sandher-Jones, Louise.
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From the official parliamentary record, checked daily. Last confirmed 24 August 2026.
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