Minister of State
Responsibilities
Spokesperson in the House of Lords on all defence matters, responsible for corporate governance, international arms control and counter-proliferation, European Union (EU) and Asia/Far East defence engagement.
Responsibilities include:
- Indo-Pacific
- Europe (multinational)
- Devolution and Levelling Up
- Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation
- Health & Safety including Defence Safety Authority
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Defence Transformation
- UK Hydrographic Office
- National Shipbuilding Strategy
- Security and Resilience
- Export licensing
- Shipwrecks, Museums, Heritage and Ceremonial duties
- Honours, Awards and Medallic recognition
- Ministry of Defence Police
- Defence Medical Services
- Defence Fire and Rescue
Current role holder
The Earl of Minto
Timothy Minto is a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence having been appointed in November 2023. He was elected to the House of Lords in October 2022, and appointed as a Minister in the Department of Business and Trade in March 2023.
Prior to joining government, he was in business in the consumer sector for nearly 40 years, most notably leading the team that built Paperchase into a global brand. He has extensive international experience, both from the supply side and operating retail sites, across numerous countries.