Minister of Defence
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The Minister of Defence is the senior government official responsible for directing national defence policy and overseeing the country’s armed forces.
Aliases (40)
- Federal Minister of Defence (Germany) ×5
- Minister of National Defence of Poland ×5
- Defence Minister of India ×3
- Minister for Defence ×3
- Minister of Defense of Israel ×3
- Minister of National Defence ×3
- Minister of Defence (Italy) ×2
- Minister of Defence (Norway) ×2
- Minister of Defence of Belgium ×2
- Minister of Defence of Italy ×2
- Minister of Defence of Ukraine ×2
- Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation ×2
- Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom ×2
- Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China ×2
- Defence Minister ×1
- Federal Minister of Defence of Germany ×1
- Minister for Defence (Australia) ×1
- Minister for Defence of Australia ×1
- Minister for Defence of Ireland ×1
- Minister of Defence (New Zealand) ×1
- Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ×1
- Minister of Defence of Belarus ×1
- Minister of Defence of Finland ×1
- Minister of Defence of Georgia ×1
- Minister of Defence of Hungary ×1
- Minister of Defence of South Africa ×1
- Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka ×1
- Minister of Defence of Thailand ×1
- Minister of Defence of the Netherlands ×1
- Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic ×1
- Minister of Defense of Ukraine ×1
- Minister of National Defence (Canada) ×1
- Minister of National Defence of Czechoslovakia ×1
- Minister of National Defence of Portugal ×1
- Minister of National Defense ×1
- Minister of National Defense of Chile ×1
- Minister of the Armed Forces ×1
- Minister of the Armed Forces (France) ×1
- وزير الدفاع ×1
- وزير الدفاع والإنتاج الحربي ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
→
government office → public office → |
| accountableTo |
parliament
→
public → |
| appointedBy |
head of government
→
head of state → |
| canBeKnownAs |
Minister of Defence
→
surface form: "Defence Minister"
Minister for Defence → United States Secretary of Defense →
surface form: "Secretary of Defense"
|
| collaboratesWith |
Chief of Defence Staff
→
Minister of Foreign Affairs → military chiefs of staff → national security council → |
| ensures | alignment of military operations with government policy → |
| existsIn | sovereign state → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
defence budget proposals
→
defence policy guidelines → military deployment recommendations → |
| hasDomain |
military affairs
→
national defence → national security policy → |
| heads |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
→
surface form: "Ministry of Defence"
|
| influences |
defence industrial policy
→
military alliances policy → |
| isHeldBy | senior government official → |
| isPartOf |
cabinet
→
executive branch of government → |
| mayBeMemberOf |
defence council
→
national security council → |
| mayReportTo |
president
→
prime minister → |
| mayRequire | parliamentary approval → |
| oversees |
armed forces
→
defence ministry → military budget implementation → |
| participatesIn |
cabinet meetings
→
national security decision-making → |
| reportsTo | head of government → |
| responsibleFor |
civilian control of the military
→
defence international cooperation → defence procurement policy → directing national defence policy → military readiness oversight → military strategic planning at the political level → |
| subjectTo |
civilian oversight mechanisms
→
national constitution → |
| termDeterminedBy | national law → |
Referenced by (66)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister of India"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China"
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Hungary"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Belarus"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Italy"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Ukraine"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Belgium"
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (Norway)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense of Chile"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence of Australia"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Finland"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Portugal"
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence of Germany"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defense of Ukraine"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (New Zealand)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Thailand"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Ukraine"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence"
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister of India"
this entity surface form: "وزير الدفاع"
this entity surface form: "وزير الدفاع والإنتاج الحربي"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (Italy)"
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister of India"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Italy"
this entity surface form: "Minister of the Armed Forces"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defense of Israel"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence of Ireland"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the Netherlands"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Czechoslovakia"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defense of Israel"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (Norway)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of South Africa"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defense of Israel"
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence (Canada)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (Italy)"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence (Australia)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence and Military Veterans"
this entity surface form: "Minister of the Armed Forces (France)"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Georgia"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Belgium"
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"