Press release

Ministerial appointment: 11 June 2026

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointment.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
• Published: 11 June 2026

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointment:

• Dan Jarvis MBE MP as Secretary of State for Defence

Rt Hon John Healey MP and Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP have left the Government.

Published 11 June 2026