Secretary of State for Defence
The Secretary of State for Defence, also known as the Defence Secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence. As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Secretary of State for Defence
Image: Denis Healey
Image: Peter Carington 1984
Image: Francis Pym (cropped)
Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or secretaries of state, are senior ministers of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. Secretaries of state head most major government departments and make up the majority of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
Sign in Richmond Park citing the authority of the Secretary of State.