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Minister Of State For Defence
The Minister of State for Defence is a mid-level position in the Ministry of Defence in the British government. It is currently held by Baroness Goldie, who took the office on 26 July 2019. Responsibilities The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities: Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. *Corporate governance including transformation programme; single departmental plan, risk reporting and health, safety and security *Future relations with European Union *Engagement with retired senior Defence personnel and wider opinion formers *Arms control and counter-proliferation, including export licensing and chemical and biological weapons *Community engagement *Equality, diversity and inclusion *United Kingdom Hydrographic Office *Statutory Instrument programme *Australia, Asia and Far East defence engagement * Defence Fire and Rescue Service *Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland devolved autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson
Paul Rudd Drayson, Baron Drayson (born 5 March 1960), is a British businessman, amateur racing driver and Labour politician. He was Minister of Science in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills until May 2010, where he replaced Ian Pearson. In June 2009 he was additionally appointed as Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform at the Ministry of Defence. After losing his ministerial positions in the General Election 2010 he decided to devote himself totally towards his motorsports company Drayson Racing Technology. He is chairman and CEO of Drayson Technologies Ltd. Early life and career After attending St Dunstan's College, Drayson graduated from Aston University in Production Engineering, followed in 1986 by a PhD in robotics. From 1986 to 1991 he was managing director of the Lambourn Food Company. From 1992 to 1998 he was managing director of Justin de Blank Ltd. In 1993 he co-founded PowderJect Pharmaceuticals plc in Oxford which specialise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor Of Hever
John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, (born 16 June 1946) is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as an Conservative Party (UK), Conservative hereditary peer from 1986 to his retirement in 2022. Astor was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 2010–2015. Astor is a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent. Family background Astor was born 16 June 1946. He is the eldest of the five children of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever, and Irene Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever, Lady Irene Haig. Astor succeeded to the peerage after his father died from cancer in June 1984. His younger siblings are Bridget, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Philip. Education and military career Astor was educated at Eton College before serving with the Life Guards (United Kingdom), Life Guards (the senior regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry) from 1966 until 1970, where he visited Malaysia, Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Johnson Ministry
The second Johnson ministry began on 16 December 2019, three days after Boris Johnson's audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she invited him to form a new administration following the 2019 general election, in which the Conservative Party was returned to power with a majority of 80 seats in the House of Commons. Initially the ministers were largely identical to those at the end of the first Johnson ministry, but changed significantly in cabinet reshuffles in February 2020 and September 2021. In July 2022, following a government crisis as a result of dozens of resignations from his government, Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson pledged to remain as Prime Minister and lead a 'caretaker' government until a new Conservative Party leader had been elected. The election results were revealed on Monday 5 September 2022, and the new leader Liz Truss became prime minister on 6 September, resulting in the cabinet's dissolution. History 2019 to 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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