Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy

United Kingdom
Office of the Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy
Seal of HM Government
Navy Department
StyleThe Right Honourable
(Formal prefix)
Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy
Member ofDefence Council
Admiralty Board
Navy Board
SeatWestminster, London
AppointerThe British Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1964-1967
First holderGeorge Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
Final holderSir J. P. William Mallalieu

The Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy[1] was a senior ministerial appointment of the British Government established in April 1964. The office holder was the ministerial head of the Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence, and reported to the Secretary of State for Defence.

This office replaced the former cabinet position of First Lord of the Admiralty, though this office holder was not a member of the cabinet. On 6 January 1967 this post was abolished and replaced by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy.[2]

  1. ^ "Defence (Navy) Estimates, 1964–65". hansard.parliament.uk. London, England.: House of Commons: Hansard. 2 March 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ Steinberg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. London: Macmillan St Martins Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780230270961.