The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. There are currently 24 ministe
Official portrait of Ellie Reeves MP crop 2, 2023
Lisa Nandy Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 2
Official portrait of Lucy Powell MP crop 2, 2024
Official portrait of Miatta Fahnbulleh MP crop 2
The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters
Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom
…the Treasury James Bowler Permanent Secretary Home Office Shabana Mahmood Secretary of State for the Home Department Gareth Davies Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Defence Jeremy Pocklington Permanent Secretary Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner…
MoD Main Building, Westminster
Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff since September 2025
Defence chiefs at the Coronation of Charles III in 2023
A British armed forces careers office in Oxford