Ministry of Defense (Argentina)

Ministry of Defense

Ministerio de Defensa
Libertador Building, headquarters
Ministry overview
Formed	1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of War (Argentine Confederation; first creation)
Jurisdiction	Government of Argentina
Headquarters	Libertador Building, Buenos Aires
Annual budget	$ 1,277,651,274,000 (2024) (USD 1.5 billion)[1]
Minister responsible	Luis Petri
Child agencies	CITEDEF FadeA Fabricaciones Militares Military Intelligente SMN Tandanor
Website	argentina.gob.ar/defensa

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The Ministry of Defense (Spanish: Ministerio de Defensa; abbrevriated MINDEF) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees and advises on matters of national defense, including overseeing the Argentine Armed Forces.

The Ministry of Defense is one of the oldest ministries in the Argentine government, having existed continuously since the formation of the first Argentine executive in 1854, in the presidency of Justo José de Urquiza (then known as the Ministry of War). The incumbent minister is Luis Petri, who has served since 10 December 2023 in the cabinet of Javier Milei.