• Source: Ministry of Defence (Latvia)

      • The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Aizsardzības ministrija) is the Latvian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of related subordinate agencies, such as the Latvian National Armed Forces. The ministry is headed by the politically appointed Minister of Defence.
      The ministry was established on 22 November 1918 as the Ministry of Protection (Latvian: Apsardzības ministrija), just four days after the proclamation of the independence of Latvia. Jānis Zālītis, a member of the People's Council of Latvia, was appointed as minister. After the end of the Latvian War of Independence, in 1922 the ministry was renamed as the Ministry of War (Latvian: Kara ministrija).
      After the occupation of Latvia in 1940 by the Soviet Union, the ministry was formally dissolved on 27 September 1940, and its building taken over by the HQ of the Baltic Military District of the Soviet Army until August 1994. On 13 November 1991, the ministry was re-established in its current form as the Ministry of Defence on the basis of the Public Security Department by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia.


      Core tasks


      Strategic analysis, research and development (R&D)
      The development of long-term policy including future strategic concepts and doctrines
      Perspective and structural planning
      Planning, budgeting and implementation in the medium and short term
      Overall management of agencies’ activities during the budget year
      Operational policy, planning and management at a strategic level
      Exercise policy, planning and management at a strategic level
      Emergency planning, policy and management at a strategic level
      Crisis management
      Development and implementation of security policy, both nationally and internationally
      Development of defence cooperation with allied- and partner countries
      Strategic personnel management
      Information, communication and press relations
      Strategic leadership and management in the field of ICT
      Organisational development
      Preventive security at a strategic level
      Legal questions
      Controller / Internal audit
      Internal administration


      Symbols


      As all Latvian government institutions since January 2015, the Ministry of Defence uses the Large Coat of Arms of Latvia as its logo, sometimes topped with a bar of the respective color of the ministry (HEX #666633 or olive green in this case). A previous symbol, which is still occasionally used by the ministry, consists of a rising sun with three stars in the center, similar to the cap badge of the Latvian Armed Forces adopted during the Latvian War of Independence and still in use today.

      The rising sun symbol is also visible on the top left corner of the personal Standard of the Minister of Defence (Latvian: Aizsardzības ministra karogs), adopted on 25 August 1922 and still in use today.










      See also


      List of ministers of defence of Latvia


      References




      External links


      Official website

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