Ministry of National Defence (Poland)

Ministry of National Defence
Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej

Building of the Ministry of Defence on Niepodległości Avenue in Warsaw
Ministry overview
FormedNovember 30, 1942; 81 years ago (1942-11-30)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Military Affairs
JurisdictionGovernment of Poland
Headquartersul. Klonowa 1, Warsaw
52°12′44″N 21°1′33″E / 52.21222°N 21.02583°E / 52.21222; 21.02583
Annual budget140 billion (2022)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.gov.pl/web/national-defence
Logo of the Ministry of National Defence of Poland, from a gift presented by Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz during his visit to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia on August 29, 2024

The Ministry of National Defence (Polish: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej [mi.ɲisˈtɛr.stfɔ ɔˈbrɔ.nɘ na.rɔˈdɔ.vɛj], MON [ˈmɔn] ) is a office of government in Poland headed by the Minister of National Defence. It is responsible for the organisation and management of the Polish Armed Forces. During the Second Polish Republic and World War II it was called the Ministry of Military Affairs (Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych). Ministry budget for 2022 was 140 billion PLN.

  1. ^ "BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MoND BUDGET FOR 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-11.