Minister of Defense of New England

The minister of Defense  is a minister in the Cabinet of New England  responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the Defense of  New England

The Department of Defense is headed by the minister of defense, while the New England Armed Forces are headed by the chief of the defense staff (the senior serving military officer). Both are responsible to the prime minister. The minister is responsible, through the tenets of responsible government, to Parliament for "the management and administration of the New England Armed Forces". Any orders and instructions for the New England Armed Forces are issued by or through the chief of the defence staff. The Department of Defense exists to act as the civilian support system for the New England Armed Forces.

List of office holders
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! No. ! colspan="2" |Minister ! Took office ! Left office ! Premiers/Prime Minsters

! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! rowspan=2| 6 ! rowspan=2|7 ! 8 ! 9 ! rowspan=2|10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15
 * James Forrestal - SecOfDef.jpg
 * James Forrestal
 * 7 May 1948
 * 17 July 1953
 * rowspan=2| Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
 * VoorheesTracy cropped.jpg
 * Tracy Voorhees
 * 17 July 1953
 * November 14, 1954
 * LeverettSaltonstall.jpg
 * Leverett Saltonstall
 * November 14, 1954
 * July 3, 1959
 * W. Averell Harriman
 * Stanley Rogers Resor, official photo.jpg
 * Stanley Rogers Resor
 * July 3, 1959
 * November 7, 1970
 * John F. Kennedy
 * Nitze, Paul.jpg
 * Paul Nitze
 * November 7, 1970
 * April 23, 1973
 * rowspan=2|Nelson Rockefeller
 * rowspan=2|ElliotLeeRichardson.jpg
 * rowspan=2|Elliot Richardson
 * rowspan=2| April 23, 1973
 * rowspan=2| August 23, 1977
 * rowspan=2|Robert F. Kennedy
 * rowspan=2|Robert F. Kennedy
 * rowspan=2|Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown.jpg
 * rowspan=2| Harold Brown
 * rowspan=2| August 23, 1977
 * rowspan=2| November 17, 1985
 * Edmund Muskie
 * Edmund Muskie
 * Secretary of The Air Force Robert C. Seamans official portrait.jpg
 * Robert Seamans
 * November 17, 1985
 * November 18, 1990
 * Madline Albright
 * John Deutch, Undersecretary of Defense, 1993 official photo.JPEG
 * John M. Deutch
 * November 18, 1990
 * May 10, 1995
 * rowspan=2|Bill Clinton
 * rowspan=2|William Cohen, official portrait.jpg
 * rowspan=2|William Cohen
 * rowspan=2| May 10, 1995
 * rowspan=2| April 11, 2003
 * rowspan=2|John F. Kennedy Jr.
 * rowspan=2|John F. Kennedy Jr.
 * Barbara E. McGann, USN.jpeg
 * Barbara E. McGann
 * April 11, 2003
 * June 13, 2006
 * Michael Chertoff, official DHS photo portrait, 2007.jpg
 * Michael Chertoff
 * June 13, 2006
 * November 21, 2010
 * John Kerry
 * Paul Wolfowitz.jpg
 * Paul Wolfowitz
 * November 21, 2010
 * November 10, 2013
 * Scott Brown
 * Army Secretary John McHugh.jpg
 * John M. McHugh
 * November 10, 2013
 * November 10, 2018
 * Micheal Bloomberg
 * Deborah Lee James.JPG
 * Deborah James
 * November 10, 2018
 * Present
 * Elizabeth Warren