What is Ministry of Defence (UK)?
The [[United Kingdom]] '''Ministry of Defence''' is a [[Government of the United Kingdom|Britsh government]] department headed by the Secretary of State for Defence in the [[Cabinet]]. It controls the administration of the [[British Armed Forces]]. The present Ministry is a post-[[World War II]] creation, joining the [[Admiralty]], the [[War Office]], the [[Air Ministry]] and part of the [[Ministry of Aviation]]. Ministers of State supervise each of the three armed services, and a Joint Chiefs of Staff committee is led by the professional heads of the three services. {{politics-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Departments of the United Kingdom Government]] [[Category:Ministries of Defence]]