Defence Council of Gallambria
The Defence Council of Gallambria is the body legally entrusted with the defence of Gallambria and its overseas territories and with control of the Gallambrian Armed Forces, and is part of the Ministry of Defence.
Functions
Prior to 1949, there were five bodies responsible for the armed forces: the Admiralty, the War Office, the Air Ministry, the Ministry of Aviation, and the Ministry of Defence. By Orders-in-Council under the Defence Act 1964, the functions of these bodies were transferred to the Defence Council and the Secretary of State for Defence, who heads a larger Ministry of Defence.
The Secretary of State for Defence, who is a member of Cabinet, chairs the Defence Council, and is accountable to the King and to Parliament for its business. The letters patent constitution the Defence Council vest it with the power of command over His Majesty's Armed Forces and give it responsibility for their administration, or in the words of the letters patent:
... to administer such matters pertaining to Our Naval, Military and Air Forces as We through Our Principal Secretary of State for Defence direct them to execute and to have command under Us of all Officers, Ratings, Soldiers and Airmen of our Naval, Military and Air Forces ...
In practice, the Defence Council is a formal body, and almost all its work is conducted by the Defence Board (see below). In addition, the three Service boards (the Admiralty Board, the Army Board, and the Air Force Board), which are sub-committee of the Defence Council meet annually for each service chief to report to the Secretary of State on the health of their respective services.
Membership
| Members | Title | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Political | Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt. Hon. Charlotte O'Neill MP |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | John Deveroux MP | |
| Minister of State for Defence Industry | Stuart Abrahams MP | |
| Minister of State for Defence Personnel | Sebastian Fimone CSC, MP | |
| Minister of State for Veterans Affairs | Lauren Cambridge MP | |
| Lords Spokesperson for Defence | The Rt. Hon. Lord Blevins PC | |
| Public Service | Permanent Secretary | Dr. Ian Joyce GPSM, PhD |
| Director-General, Finance | Jennifer Iverson GPSM | |
| Armed Forces | The Chief of the Defence Staff | ACM Sir Errol McCormack KCStG KCEO CG AFC ADC |
| The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff | ACM Sir Harry Beresford KCStG CG CSC ADC | |
| The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff | Adm. Sir Malcolm Cranshaw KCStG CR LEO | |
| The Chief of the General Staff | Gen. Sir Sebastian Martin Powell GC KCStG CG CSC | |
| The Chief of the Air Staff | ACM Sir Mohd Al-Elamin Kahn KCStG CG AFC AM AdC | |
| The Commander, Joint Operations Command | Adm. Sir William Page KCStG CG CSC ADC |
Defence Board
The Defence Board is described as the highest committee of the Ministry of Defence, responsible for the full range of defence business other than the conduct of operations. It meets every month and provides strategic direction and oversight of Defence matters.
| Members | Title | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Political | Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt. Hon. Charlotte O'Neill MP |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | John Deveroux MP | |
| Minister of State for Defence Industry | Stuart Abrahams MP | |
| Public Service | Permanent Secretary | Dr. Ian Joyce GPSM, PhD |
| Director-General, Finance | Jennifer Iverson GPSM | |
| Armed Forces | The Chief of the Defence Staff | ACM Sir Errol McCormack KCStG KCEO CG AFC ADC |
| The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff | ACM Sir Harry Beresford KCStG CG CSC ADC | |
| Non-Executive Board Members | Lead Non-Executive Board Member | Sir Henry Black KCTM KPSM |
| Chairperson, Defence Audit Committee | George Cartwright CG KPSM | |
| Chairperson, Defence Equipment & Support Committee | Penelope Drayton KPSM | |
| Chairperson, Defence People Committee | Jacqueline Maysfield KPSM |