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!Established
|13 March 2020
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!Headquarters
|[[Shoreline]]
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![[Minister of Defence (New Virginia)|Minister of Defence]]
|[[Elizabeth Lewis|The Rt. Hon. Dame Elizabeth Lewis <small>DNVI</small>]]
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![[New Virginian Defence Force|Commandant of the Defence Force]]
|[[Alex Francis|Major General The Hon. Alex Francis]]
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The '''Ministry of Defence of the Commonwealth of New Virginia''', also known simply as the '''Ministry of Defence''', is the government body responsible for the defence of the [[Commonwealth of New Virginia]].

The Ministry of Defence is responsible for defending New Virginia's borders, people, and government. Its main functions are administering and funding the [[New Virginian Defence Force]], formulating the Commonwealth's national defence policy, advising the Government and Parliament on issues of national defence and security, and coordinating disaster response and relief.

The Ministry of Defence was established by the New Virginian Defence Force Resolution 2020 by the Provisional Council on 13 March 2020, which was proposed by then Provisional Chairman [[Brooklyn Hewitt|Dame Brooke Hewitt <small>KNVI</small>]]. The Ministry was the first government ministry of its kind.

The Ministry of Defence is led by the [[Minister of Defence (New Virginia)|Minister of Defence]], currently [[Elizabeth Lewis|The Rt. Hon. Dame Elizabeth Lewis <small>DNVI</small>]].