What is Secretary of State for Defence?
{{Infobox official post | post = Secretary | body = State for Defence | native_name = | insignia = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (Tudor Crown).svg | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]] of [[Government of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's Government]] | insigniaalt = | flag = Flag of the British Secretary of State for Defence.svg | flagsize = | flagalt = | flagborder = | flagcaption = [[List of United Kingdom flags#Combined Forces|Flag of the Secretary of State for Defence]] | image = John Healey Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg | incumbent = [[John Healey]] | acting = | incumbentsince = 5 July 2024 | department = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] | style = {{ubl|'''Defence Secretary'''<br />(informal)|[[The Right Honourable]]<br />(UK and the Commonwealth)}} | type = [[Minister of the Crown]] | status = [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of state]] | abbreviation = SoSDef | member_of = {{plainlist| *[[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] *[[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] *[[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|National Security Council]] *[[Defence Council of the United Kingdom|Defence Council]] *[[Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)|Admiralty Board]] *[[Army Board]] *[[Air Force Board]]}} | reports_to = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|The Prime Minister]] | residence = | seat = [[Westminster]] | nominator = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|The Prime Minister]] | appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The Crown]] | appointer_qualified = on advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] | termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]] | termlength_qualified = | constituting_instrument = [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/15 Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964] section 1(a) | precursor = [[Minister of Defence (United Kingdom)|Minister of Defence]] | inaugural = | formation = 1 April 1964 |