Meanings of minister of defence in English

The draft also stipulates that the minister of defence must come from the armed forces.

He was given the minister of defence title in the rebel-held eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.

The Iraqi minister of defence Khaled al-Obeidi said earlier that nine soldiers died in the strike on Friday.

They are in turn accountable to the minister of defence and military veterans of the Department of Defence.

In 1999, Marshal Igor Sergeev, then minister of defence, admitted that Russia could not compete militarily with the west.

The president has to be responsible for appointing the minister of defence, just like in the United States or France.

Nonetheless Michael Heseltine, minister of defence in 1983, was absolutely determined to undermine CND by spying on and bugging activists.

It does not indicate how the minister of defence could be sacked or who has the authority to fire him.

A French soldier was killed on Thursday in a traffic accident in the capital, Kabul, the minister of defence said.

Even the Croatian minister of defence, having happily avoided The Hague tribunal, was buried to the song 'Candle in the Wind'.

The Malaysian minister of defence said on Twitter he had fallen ill due to the haze and warned Malaysians to stay indoors.

He sacked the national security adviser and minister of defence last month and promised new tactics to fight terrorism but gave no details.

Several of these elements are present in the trial of Gen Magnus Malan, the minister of defence during the last brutal phase of apartheid.

The North Darfur operation follows a rare visit to Darfur by the minister of defence and the head of the intelligence services last week.

He also holds the positions of prime minister , supreme commander of the armed forces, minister of defence, minister of finance and minister of foreign affairs.

The minister of defence, Wayne Mapp, has relented and decided to pay the full costs of veterans wanting to attend Second World War anniversary celebrations.