Ministry of Defense (Romania)

Ministry of National Defence
Coat of arms of the Romanian Ministry of Defence
Incumbent since 17 November 2015
Formation	28 November 1858
First holder	General Ion Emanoil Florescu as Minister of War (Ministru de Război)
Website	www.mapn.ro

The Ministry of National Defence (Romanian: Ministerul Apărării Naționale) is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.

Since 17 November 2015, the Minister of National Defence has been .

The Ministry of National Defence is the specialized body of the central public administration submitted to the Government conducting the national defence activity according to the stipulations of law and to the strategy of national security, with a view to safeguarding national sovereignty, state independence and unity, territorial integrity and constitutional democracy.

The Ministry of National Defence is responsible to the Parliament, the Supreme Council of National Defense and the Government for implementation of provisions of the Constitution, laws in force, decisions of the Supreme Council of National Defense and of the Government, of international treaties ratified by Romania in fields of its activity.

The Ministry of National Defence is structured on central structures. MoND central structures subordinated to the minister of National Defence:

Coordinates the Euro-Atlantic integration process and the development of military international relations, is in charge of the defence policy enforcement, ensures the integrated defence planning and controls the research activity in its area of responsibility.

Department of Relations with the Parliament, Legislative Harmonization and Public Relations,Gabriel Leș

Ensures the relations with the Parliament, other public authorities and NGOs, coordinates the legislative activity, presents the drafts of laws in the Parliament, coordinates the process of harmonization with defence stipulations of the NATO and UE members, coordinates the public relations and the research activity in its area of responsibility.

Is in charge with military acquisitions and coordinates the research in its area of responsibility.

Ensures the military management of the Armed Forces, is in charge with the combat capacity of the Armed Forces, fulfills the programs of Euro-Atlantic integration and political-military cooperation for its own structures and controls the research activity in its area of responsibility.