--- title: "Who is the minister of Defence ministry?" description: "Who is the minister of Defence ministry?" author: "Gurmeet Kaur" published: 2018-06-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45307/who-is-the-minister-of-defence-ministry category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["politics and government"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who is the minister of Defence ministry? Who is the [minister of Defence](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45182/who-is-or-was-the-best-minister-of-defence-and-why) ministry?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who is the minister of Defence ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6db8fee1-4f62-4168-9490-6192045311ba/images/aa8e066d-930f-423d-aefb-60b487092d5a.jpeg)\ (Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Defence) **Nirmala Sitaraman** is the **Defence Minister of India**. She assumed office on **3rd September 2017** under **Prime Minister Narendra Modi**. ![Who is the minister of Defence ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6db8fee1-4f62-4168-9490-6192045311ba/images/71cdedd2-bc48-4738-a606-c3dcafa85a86.jpeg) Nirmala Sitaraman was born on **18th August 1959** in **Madurai, Madras State** (now **Tamil Nadu**). She represents **Karnataka** as a **Member of Parliament** of **Rajya Sabha** from **1st July 2016**. She was also Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha representing **Andhra Pradesh** from **26th June 2014 to 21st June 2016**. Nirmala Sitaraman belongs to the **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)**. She was the **national spokesperson** of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) from **2010 to 2014**. She held the **Ministry of Commerce and Industry** under Prime Minister Modi from **26th May 2014 to 3rd September 2017**. Under the **Ministry of Finance**, Nirmala Sitaraman has also served as **Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs**. She received her **Master’s degree** in **Economics** from **Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi**. Before joining the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in **2008**, Sitaraman served as an assistant to Economist in the **United Kingdom (UK)**. She worked as an assistant in the **Agricultural Engineers Association, UK**. She was also the **Senior Manager (R&D)** in **Price Waterhouse**. She was a member of the **National Commission of Women**. ![Who is the minister of Defence ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6db8fee1-4f62-4168-9490-6192045311ba/images/1b45123d-3691-4cfb-b756-a811c12d483f.png) The **Ministry of Defence** was formed in **1776** as **Military Department**. After **Independence**, it came to be known as Ministry of Defence with its **headquarters** at Cabinet Secretariat Raisina Hill, New Delhi. The annual budget of the ministry is **? 404,364 crores (US$60 billion)**. ![Who is the minister of Defence ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6db8fee1-4f62-4168-9490-6192045311ba/images/86125ef2-d651-405a-8b9e-328e447833de.jpeg)\ The ministry is responsible for coordinating and supervising all the security agencies of the country related to **national security**. It also formulates policies and resources to the **Indian Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard** and **Indian Air Force)**. The Indian Armed forces are responsible for ensuring the **territorial security** of the country. The Ministry of Defence organizes the **Republic Day parade** every year. The **National Defence University** is under the control of the ministry. Some of the child agencies of the Ministry of Defence are **Department of Defence, Department of Defence Production, Department of Defence Research and Development** and the **Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare**. ![Who is the minister of Defence ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6db8fee1-4f62-4168-9490-6192045311ba/images/3aac793f-349e-4456-8198-d77154670243.jpeg)\ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45307/who-is-the-minister-of-defence-ministry Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.