Minister of National Defence of Colombia

Ministry of National Defence
Ministry overview
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional

Formed	24 December 1965 (1965-12-24)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of War
Headquarters	Carrera 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 budget	COP$11,035,519,376,067 (2012) COP$12,645,417,534,968 (2013) COP$13,076,723,040,000 (2014)
Ministry executive	Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri, Minister
Website	www.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 armed forces of Colombia, similar to the defense ministries in other countries. It is composed by the National Army, National Armada and Air Force and the National Police.