Minister in charge of defence affairs of a state.
1As a result the defence minister and army chief of staff resigned.
2He must vacate the post of defence minister in order to run.
3He also gave the defence minister 48 hours to provide the report.
4Russian Duma impeachment committee against Yeltsin hears evidence from former defence minister.
5Mauritania's defence minister has visited in an apparent attempt to smooth relations.
6After 1954, Giap became defence minister in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
7Libya's defence minister was dismissed in June after militias besieged two ministries.
8Her husband, defence minister Raul Castro, is acting president of the country.
9Former defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi was appointed national state security minister.
10The defence minister did not say how many troops the government had sent.
11Libya's defence minister has held talks with townsmen today, reports Reuters.
12He is a strong defence minister and he should remain in that position.
13Former defence minister Mr Alfred Moisiu was sworn in as Albania's president yesterday.
14On Monday Assad replaced his defence minister, a key figure in the leadership.
15The incident led to the resignation of the German defence minister.
16In March, Russia's defence minister confirmed its polar bases were back in use.
Translations for defence minister