The Minister for Defence Procurement is a junior Defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government. The current incumbent of the post, Conservative MP, Jeremy Quin, was appointed on 13 February 2020.[1]
Origins
This ministerial post derives from that of two posts; the procurement aspects of this post were the responsibility of the Minister of Defence Procurement (either a Minister of State or the more junior, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State), while still the defence logistic aspects were the brief of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.
This post was created in 2007 to reflect the establishment of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation of the UK Ministry of Defence. Lord Drayson was appointed as its first incumbent.[2] Whilst Lord Drayson held the role as a Minister of State, all of his successors have been Parliamentary Under-Secretaries, the most junior ministerial rank in the British Government.
The post was retitled in 2010 as Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. The current title of the post is unclear as it has been announced as both Minister for Defence Procurement[3] and Minister for Defence Equipment, Technology and Support.[4]
Responsibilities
The Minister is responsible for:
- Delivery of the Equipment Plan
- nuclear enterprise
- Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) reform
- defence exports
- innovation
- defence science and technology including DSTL
- information computer technology
- the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO)
- DIO estates and investment
- environment and sustainability
Ministers of Defence for Equipment, 1967–1970
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party |
| | Roy Mason | | 7 January 1967 | 16 April 1968 | Labour |
| | John Morris |  | 16 April 1968 | 19 June 1970 |
Minister of State for Defence, 1970–1972
Minister for Defence Procurement, 1971–1972
Ministers of State for Defence, 1972–1981
Ministers for Defence Procurement, 1981–2007
Ministers for Defence Equipment and Support, 2007–2012
Minister for Defence Procurement, 2012–
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister |
| | Philip Dunne |  | 4 September 2012 | 14 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron |
| Harriett Baldwin |  | 18 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 |
| | Theresa May |
| | Guto Bebb |  | 9 January 2018 | 16 July 2018[5] |
| | Stuart Andrew |  | 19 July 2018 | 27 July 2019 |
| | Anne-Marie Trevelyan |  | 27 July 2019 [6] | 16 December 2019 | Boris Johnson |
| | James Heappey |  | 16 December 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| | Jeremy Quin |  | 13 February 2020 | Incumbent |
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