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Grant Shapps is appointed Defence Secretary

Downing street announced the appointment of the new defence secretary today.

Thu 31 August 2023 04:18pm

Grant Shapps, MP for Welwyn Hatfield, has been appointed as Secretary of State for Defence.

This follows the resignation of Ben Wallace, which he announced in July.

The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP @GrantShapps has been appointed Secretary of State for Defence @DefenceHQ pic.twitter.com/ln5Sw6ZRyq
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) August 31, 2023

Grant Shapps previously held the energy security and net zero portfolio, which has now been given to Claire Coutinho MP.

This is Shapps’ fifth cabinet position in a year, having been transport secretary, home secretary, business secretary and most recently, energy security and net zero.

I’m honoured to be appointed as Defence Secretary by @RishiSunak

I’d like to pay tribute to the enormous contribution Ben Wallace has made to UK defence & global security over the last 4 years https://t.co/CXWOaYnmUJ
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) August 31, 2023

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