Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Al Carns
The Department has not removed any direct Ministerial appointees or public appointees from their posts.
No direct Ministerial appointees or public appointees have been asked to resign.
The Department has made no statutory direct Ministerial appointments.
The Department has made eight non-statutory direct Ministerial appointments.
These are as follows:
Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2024
Lead reviewer- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Reviewer - Dr Fiona Hill
Reviewer - General Sir Richard Barrons
Review Team Expert - Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Quin
Review Team Expert - Edward Dinsmore
Review Team Expert - Robin Marshall
Review Team Expert - Grace Cassy
AUKUS
UK Government’s AUKUS Adviser - Sir Stephen Lovegrove
The Department has made four other public appointments.
These are as follows:
Atomic Weapons Establishment
Non-Executive Director - Mark Wild
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Non-Executive Director - Sarah Albon
Non-Executive Director - Eloise Francis
UK Hydrographic Office
Non-Executive Director - Tom Betts
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