- Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds extends Lord Lancaster's contract as Defence and Security Advocate for a further three months.
- Lord Lancaster will continue to engage with industry leaders, ministers and other key players both in the UK and overseas to build export relationships with the UK's partners.
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has reappointed Lord Mark Lancaster as the Government's Defence and Security Advocate, to drive the UK's defence and security export success for a further three months until 20 December 2024.
Lord Lancaster will report directly to the Business and Trade Secretary and will continue his programme of visits both overseas and at home to promote UK defence and security exports.
Lord Lancaster was initially appointed in January 2023 and has brought a wealth of specialist defence experience to the role. Major-General, Lord Lancaster, is Director of the Army Reserves and was a Defence Minister between 2015-2019. He was also previously a Major in the Territorial Army, having served as part of NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo and Bosnia.
