Minister of National Defence (Canada)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Minister of National Defence (French: Ministre de la Défense nationale) is a senior federal minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of the Canadian Republic, who chairs the Department of National Defence (DND) and by extension oversees the Canadian Armed Forces, and to whom the Armed Forces Council answers. The Minister of National Defence is responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada.