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Minister of State for Defence
The Minister of State for Defence is the senior member of the cabinet in charge of the Ministry of Defence. The ministry is considered one of the great offices of state, and ranks third on the cabinet after the First Minister and the Minister of State for the Treasury.
The chiefs of the various arms of the defence force report to the minister, namely Chief of Army, Chief of Air Force and Chief of Navy. The current minister is Lt. General Colin Perrott, who was appointed after the 2052 election.
| Ministers of State for Defence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Party Affiliation | Took Office | Left Office | |
| 1 | Daniel Thomas | United Party of New England | 1 October 2012 | 27 July 2015 | |
| 2 | Stephen Kennedy | New England National Party | 20 July 2015 | 8 July 2018 | |
| 3 | Alistair Cooper | New England National Party | 8 July 2018 | 20 April 2020 | |
| 4 | Gerald Zeitch | United Party of New England | 20 April 2020 | 4 March 2024 | |
| 5 | Ray Snowdon | New England National Party | 11 March 2024 | 21 December 2026 | |
| 6 | Tim Jones | Social Democratic Labour Party | 21 December 2026 | 15 March 2032 | |
| 7 | Kathleen Bruce | New England National Party | 15 March 2032 | 30 September 2035 | |
| 8 | Neal Otway | New England National Party | 30 September 2035 | 19 March 2037 | |
| 9 | Warren Hanna | New England National Party | 19 March 2037 | 12 March 2040 | |
| 10 | Thomas Williamson | Social Democratic Labour Party | 12 March 2040 | 14 March 2044 | |
| 11 | Allan Sinclair | New England National Party | 14 March 2044 | 9 March 2048 | |
| 12 | Gregory Tyrell | New England National Party | 9 March 2048 | 11 March 2052 | |
| 13 | Colin Perrott | Social Democratic Labour Party | 11 March 2052 | Incumbent | |
