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)


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.

Inspector General of the Bundeswehr advises Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
Marshal of Poland associatedWithOffice Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
Ministry of Defence (India) cabinetMinister Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister of India"
State Councillor canBeConcurrentWith Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China"
Minister of Defence canBeKnownAs Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister"
Hungarian Defence Forces civilianAuthority Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Hungary"
Belgian Armed Forces commanderTitle Minister of Defence
Norwegian Armed Forces commanderTitle Minister of Defence
Republic of Korea Air Force commanderTitle Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense"
Romanian Armed Forces commanderTitle Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence"
Slovak Armed Forces commanderTitle Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic"
Armed Forces of Belarus currentCommanderTitle Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Belarus"
National Defence Act definesRoleOf Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence"
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Italy"
Shmyhal Government hasCabinetPosition Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Ukraine"
Belgian Ministry of Defence hasMinister Minister of Defence
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)"
Parada Militar de Chile hasParticipant Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense of Chile"
MON headedBy Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
Kim Beazley heldPosition Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence of Australia"
Finnish government includesOffice Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Finland"
Ministers of Portugal includesOffice Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Portugal"
Federal Security Council of Germany member Minister of Defence
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)"
Armed Forces of Thailand ministerResponsible Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Thailand"
Ukrainian Armed Forces ministerResponsible Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Ukraine"
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence"
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister of India"
Minister of Defence of Egypt nativeLabel Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "وزير الدفاع"
Minister of Defence of Egypt nativeLabel Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "وزير الدفاع والإنتاج الحربي"
Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) nominatedBy Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (Italy)"
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
Ministry of Defence (India) officeHeldBy Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Defence Minister of India"
Ministry of Defence of Italy portfolioHeldBy Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Italy"
this entity surface form: "Minister of the Armed Forces"
A. V. Alexander positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom"
Cathal Brugha positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence"
David Ben-Gurion positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defense of Israel"
Frank Aiken positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence of Ireland"
Frits Bolkestein positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the Netherlands"
Harold Macmillan positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom"
Konstantin Rokossovsky positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"
Lin Biao positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China"
Ludvík Svoboda positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Czechoslovakia"
Menachem Begin positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defense of Israel"
Ministry of Defence (Norway) positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence (Norway)"
P. W. Botha positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of South Africa"
Sirimavo Bandaranaike positionHeld Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka"
Yitzhak Rabin positionHeld Minister of Defence
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"
CAF reportsTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence"
Chief of the Defence Force reportsTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister for Defence"
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) reportsTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence (Canada)"
Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) reportsTo Minister of Defence
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"
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr reportsTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)"
Armed Forces of South Africa subordinateTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence and Military Veterans"
this entity surface form: "Minister of the Armed Forces (France)"
Georgian Armed Forces subordinateTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Georgia"
La Défense subordinateTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of Defence of Belgium"
Military Gendarmerie of Poland subordinateTo Minister of Defence
this entity surface form: "Minister of National Defence of Poland"