Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence | |
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Ministry of Defence | |
Status | Active |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Seat | Ministry of Defence Senior Staff, Cabinet of the South Pacific |
Nominator | Direct election by instant-runoff voting |
Appointer | Prime Minister of the South Pacific |
Term length | Four months, renewable |
Constituting instrument | Charter of the South Pacific |
Formation | 9 August 2013 |
First holder | Drugged Monkeys |
Deputy | Deputy Minister of Defence |
The Minister of Defence is a senior official within the Government of the South Pacific and head of the Ministry of Defence. The minister is a member of the Cabinet and reports directly to the Prime Minister of the South Pacific.
The position of Minister of Defence was formerly called the Minister of Military Affairs before resolution A2009.01 was passed.[1]
The current Minister of Defence is Coltranius.[2]