Ministry of National Defense (Colombia)

Ministry of National Defense
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
Ministry overview
Formed24 December 1965 (1965-12-24)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of War
HeadquartersCarrera 54 № 26–25
Bogotá, Colombia
04°38′40.83″N 74°05′44.07″W / 4.6446750°N 74.0955750°W / 4.6446750; -74.0955750
Annual budgetCOP$11,035,519,376,067 (2012)[1]
COP$12,645,417,534,968 (2013)[2]
COP$13,076,723,040,000 (2014)[3]
Ministry executive
Websitewww.mindefensa.gov.co

The Ministry of National Defence (Spanish: Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military forces of Colombia, similar to the defense ministries in other countries. It is composed of the National Army, Navy, Aerospace Force and the National Police.

  1. ^ Colombia, Congress of (14 December 2011). "Ley 1485 de 2011" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 283). Bogotá: 7. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ Colombia, Congress of (10 December 2012). "Ley 1593 de 2012" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 640). Bogotá: 6. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. ^ Colombia, Congress of (11 December 2013). "Ley 1687 de 2014" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (49, 001). Bogotá: 11. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.