Secretary of State for Defence

The Secretary of State for Defence is a member of the Atlantean Cabinet. They are the head of the Ministry of Defence. The current Defence Secretary is Liberal Leader Tavares Selveira

Role
The Secretary of Defence is responsible for overseeing the Ministry of Defence and its operations within Atlantis and abroad. The Secretary of State for Defence oversees the operations of the Atlantean Air Force, Navy and Army and puts in places the Government's plan for the Atlantean armed forces via the Ministry of Defence.

The Secretary is aided by senior uniformed advisors from the armed forces who provide strategic and intelligence related advice to the Secretary who in turn works with Cabinet to make decisions. The Secretary works closely with the Chief of the Atlantean Armed Forces.

Office Holders
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Tavares Selveira
! scope="col"|Period: 2016-2016 ! colspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color:gold;"| ! colspan="2" scope="col" style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);"|Atlantean Liberal Party ! colspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color:rgb(242,242,242);"| Following the Coalition deal of 2016, Tavares became Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Secretary.
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Martin Hussein

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 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Atlantean Liberal Party
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 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Atlantean Liberal Party
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