Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)

Ministry of Defence
Ministerie van Defensie
	Logo of the Ministry of Defence
	Coat of arms of the Netherlands
	; Ministry of Defence
Department overview
Formed	November 29, 1813
Jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Headquarters	Plein 4, The Hague, Netherlands
Employees	41,380 active duty ; 6,763 reserve forces ; 3,000 paramilitary ; 21,674 civilian staff
Annual budget	€21,4 billion (2024)
Minister responsible	Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence;
Department executives	Maarten Schurink, Secretary-General; General Onno Eichelsheim, Chief of the Defence;
Website	https://www.defensie.nl

The Ministry of Defence (Dutch: Ministerie van Defensie; MinDef) is the Dutch ministry responsible for the armed forces of the Netherlands and veterans' affairs. The ministry was created in 1813 as the Ministry of War and in 1928 was combined with the Ministry of the Navy. After World War II in the ministries were separated again, in this period the Minister of War and Minister of the Navy were often the same person and the state secretary for the Navy was responsible for daily affairs of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In 1959 the ministries were merged once again. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defence, currently Kajsa Ollongren, assisted by the Chief of the Defence, Onno Eichelsheim since April 2021.

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