Ministry of Defence

In states where the government is divided into ministries, the Ministry of Defence (or Ministry of Defense) may refer to that part of the government responsible for matters of defence, usually including all branches of the military and is usually controlled by a Defence minister or minister of defence.

List of Defence ministries

• Ministry of Defence (Afghanistan)
• Ministry of Defence (Albania), part of the Albanian government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the Albanian army. The current minister is Arben Imami of the Democratic Party of Albania
• Ministry of Defense (Argentina)
• Ministry of Defence (Armenia)
• Ministry of Defense (Azerbaijan), edit
• Ministry of Defence (Belarus)
• Ministry of Defence (Belgium), the Belgian ministry responsible for national defence and the Belgian military
• Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ministry of Defence (Brazil), of Brazil, is the civilian cabinet organization responsible for managing the Military of Brazil. It is headed by the Minister of Defence
• Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria), of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the Military of Bulgaria
• Ministry of National Defence, Cambodia
• Ministry of National Defense (Chile), the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining the independence and sovereignty" of Chile
• Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China, a ministry under the State Council
• Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China), of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a cabinet-level agency under the Executive Yuan responsible for all defense affairs. The MND is headed by a civilian Minister of National Defense, currently Kao Hua-Chu
• Ministry of National Defence (Colombia)
• Ministry of Defence (Croatia), the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the nation's military. The ministry was established in 1990
• Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic), the primary agency of the Czech Republic responsible for the planning and carrying-out of defense policy. Its current headquarters is located in Prague. The current Minister of Defence is Alexandr Vondra
• Ministry of Defence (Denmark), a ministry in the Danish government
• Ministry of National Defence (Ecuador), the ministry responsible for national defense and is responsible for controlling all three branches of the Military of Ecuador
• Ministry of Defence (Estonia)
• Ministry of Defense (Ethiopia), of Ethiopia is a cabinet level office in charge of defense related matters of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It oversees the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Ethiopian Defense Industry
• Ministry of Defence (Finland)
• Ministry of Defence (France)
• Ministry of National Defence (Greece), the civilian cabinet organization responsible for managing the Military of Greece. The current Greek Minister for Defence is Evangelos Venizelos
• Ministry of National Defence (East Germany)
• Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany), a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany. The ministry is headquartered at the Hardthöhe district in Bonn and has a second office in the Bendlerblock building in Berlin
• Ministry of Defence (Guatemala), the agency of the Guatemalan government responsible for the budget, training and policy of the military of Guatemala
• Ministry of Defence (India), India's federal department allocated the largest level of budgetary resources and charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian armed forces
• Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran) (Iran), the defence ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Ministry of Defence (Iraq), the Iraq government agency responsible for Defence of Iraq
• Ministry of Defense (Israel), edit
• Ministry of Defence (Italy), the Italian Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for military and civil defence, and also for weather forecasts
• Ministry of Defense (Japan), one of cabinet-level ministries of the Japanese government
• Ministry of Defence (Latvia), of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Aizsardzības ministrija) is the Latvian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of related subordinate agencies
• Ministry of National Defense (Lebanon), edit
• Ministry of National Defense (Liberia), the government ministry responsible for the maintenance of the national defense and the governance of the military of Liberia, the Armed Forces of Liberia
• Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Lithuania
• Ministry of Defence (Montenegro), the ministry in the Government of Montenegro which is in charge of the nation's military
• Minister of Defence (Namibia), a cabinet-level position in government of the Republic of Namibia. The head of the ministry has been Charles Ndaxu Namoloh since his appointment in 2005
• Ministry of Defence (Netherlands), edit
• Ministry of Defence (New Zealand), the arm of the New Zealand Government charged with providing advice on defence matters, as well as providing civilian administration and oversight over the New Zealand Defence Force
• Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)
• Ministry of Defence (Norway), a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies
• Ministry of Defence (Pakistan), edit
• Ministry of Defence (Peru)
• Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland
• Ministry of National Defence (Portugal), a Portuguese government ministry
• Ministry of Defence (Romania)
• Ministry of Defence (Russia), exercises operational leadership of the armed forces of Russia
• Ministry of Defence and Aviation (Saudi Arabia)
• Ministry of Defence (Serbia)
• Ministry of Defence (Slovenia), ), is a ministry of the Republic of Slovenia, in charge of Slovenia defense against external enemies and natural disasters
• Ministry of Defence (Singapore), a ministry of the Government of Singapore entrusted with overseeing the national defence needs of the Republic of Singapore
• Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka), the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces
• Ministry of Defence (Somalia), edit
• Ministry of National Defense (Republic of Korea), a department within the government of South Korea and responsible for the military branches of South Korea
• Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
• Ministry of Defence (Spain)
• Ministry of Defence (Sweden), edit
• Ministry of Defence (Syria)
• Ministry of Defence (Thailand), a Cabinet level government department of the Kingdom of Thailand
• Ministry of National Defence (Turkey), a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for defense affairs in Turkey
• Ministry of Defence (Ukraine), established on September 24, 1991, one month after Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union
• Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), since 1964
  • Ministry of Defence (1947–1964), previous arrangement in the UK
• Ministry of Defence (Vietnam), the governmental ministry of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that manages, coordinates and supervises military affairs, including all military units, paramilitary units, and similar agencies in the country
• Yugoslav Ministry of Defence, the governmental department responsible for defending the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from internal and external military threats
• Ministry of Defence (Zimbabwe), a government ministry, responsible for defence in Zimbabwe. The incumbent is Emmerson Mnangagwa. The Ministry is located in Harare. It oversees

See also

• Department of Defence (disambiguation)
• Defence diplomacy, refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the peaceful employment of defence resources and capabilities
• Ministry of War, name used for technically the same branch in earlier days.

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