Defence Minister

He resigned, but served as defence minister for another year.

The matter was taken up at the level of the defence minister too but to no avail.

General Powell was present at the meeting between the two defence ministers yesterday.

The defence ministers reached agreement to order 50 aircraft for each country.

She has held office as both defence minister and foreign minister.

Later on, we were on another job, looking after a defence minister from somewhere or other.

For the first time since 1944, the Defence Minister was a civilian.

He was named as deputy defence minister in 1995.

Between 1886 and 1887 he was assistant of the Defence Minister.

After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister.

He previously served as Defence Minister, and is close to the king.

Munch's influence in the government reached beyond his brief as defence minister.

But the Defence Minister did not confirm if it is the final decision.

Her uncle was defence minister in the former South Vietnamese government.

Subsequently, we met the Defence Minister in person to represent our case.

The Israeli defence minister has announced a partial withdrawal of troops from the region.

The former defence minister is now a representative for the NA-202 constituency.

For the defence ministries of other countries, see defence minister.

His visit is the first by a Soviet defence minister to the US.

Defence Minister from 21 December 2000 to 27 November 2001.

His term as Defence Minister came to an end on 20 July 2011.

She was serving as Defence Minister during the election.

His threat resulted in the defence minister a key Presidential ally resigning.

Legislation allowed the defence minister to grant exemptions from conscription.

Defence ministers should be responsible for establishing implementation priorities.