Ministry of Defence (Queensland)
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| Formed | 10 December 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Queensland |
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The Ministry of Defence (Thai: กระทรวงกลาโหม) is a cabinet government department of the Commonwealth of Queensland. The ministry controls and manages the Queenslandian Defence Forces to maintain national security, territorial integrity, and national Defence. The armed forces are composed of three branches: Queenslandian Ground Forces, Maritime and Cyber Command, and Royal Queensland Air Force and two special branches: Supreme Head's Guards and Queenslandian Special Force.
Organisation
The Ministry for Defence is headed by the Secretary of State for Defence, a Cabinet minister supported by the department's senior civil servant, the permanent secretary.
As of March 2023, the Ministry for Defence comprises the following organisations:
Departmental organisation
- Department of Armed Forces and Veterans
- Ground Command - Queenslandian Ground Forces
- Maritime Command and Cyber Command - Maritime and Cyber Command
- Air Command - Royal Queenslandian Air Force
- Strategic Command
- Department of National Security
Senior military officials
Chiefs of the Defence Force
The Chief of the Defence Force is the second-most senior member of the Queenslandian Armed Forces (after the commander-in-chief) having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements. The position is usually held by an Four-star general member of one of the three main branches of the Queenslandian Armed Forces.
Together the Chiefs of Staff form the Chiefs of Staff Committee with responsibility for providing advice on operational military matters and the preparation and conduct of military operations.
The current Chiefs of Staff are as follows.
- Chief of the Defence Force – General Sir Llewelyn Charles Anthony
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Force - Major General Antonette Karen Marise
- Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff - Lieutenant General Sir Michael Francis Alan
- Chief of the Maritime and Cyber Staff - Admiral Sir Carl Nick Olaf
- Chief of the Queensland Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Sir Michel José Armand
- Chief of Supreme Head's Guards - Brigadier Donald Ian McLeod
- Chief of the Queenslandian Special Force - Lieutenant General Richard Westby Roger
- Commander Strategic Command - Lieutenant General Sir Gerard Hofman Michel