Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia

Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia
Министерство за одбрана на Северна Македонија ; Ministria e Mbrojtjes së Maqedonisë së Veriut
	Emblem of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
	; Slavjanka Petrovska
Agency overview
Formed	1991; 33 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of North Macedonia
Headquarters	Skopje
Employees	987 (2015)
Annual budget	6.5 Million (MKD)
Minister responsible	Slavjanka Petrovska, Minister of Defence;
Agency executive	Vasko Gjurchinovski, Chief of the General Staff;
Website	http://www.mod.gov.mk

The Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Министерство за одбрана на Северна Македонија; Albanian: Ministria e Mbrojtjes së Maqedonisë së Veriut) is a Macedonian agency which oversees the management of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia. The ministry mainly coordinates the defence policy of the country, corresponding with the President and the Prime Minister regularly. The MORM commands the ARM through the Chief of the General Staff (CGS).

Structure

Leadership

Slavjanka Petrovska - Defence minister
Major General Vasko Gjurchinovski - Chief of the General Staff
Deputy CGS for civil-military cooperation
Deputy CGS for planning
Deputy CGS for military operations

Departmental structure

Administrative departments in the MORM help organize and deliver on the priorities of the ministry.^[4] The following departments are under the command of the MORM:

Department for Support to the Minister
Department for Communications, Analytics and Operational Support
Department for Internal Audit
Department for Inspection in Defence
Department for Policy and Planning
Department for International Cooperation
Department for Civil-military co-operation
Department for Legal Affairs
Human Resource Department
Finance Department
Logistics Department
Real Estate Department
Department for Services and Tourism, Motor Pool and Maintenance
Department for Specialized Production
C-4 Department
Military Museum
Military Aviation

List of ministers

The post of defense minister was established on January 10, 1992, with the first minister being Trajan Gocevski. The current defence minister of North Macedonia is Slavjanka Petrovska.

References

^ "Извештај за следењето на примената на начелото на соодветна и правична застапеност за 2015 година" (PDF). Народен правобранител на Република Македонија. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Буџет на Република Македонија за 2018 година". Министерство за финансии на Република Македонија. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
^ "Министерка за одбрана на Република Северна Македонија".
^ http://www.mo.gov.mk/?page_id=14&lang=en

External links

Official website (in Macedonian and English)

[1] "Извештај за следењето на примената на начелото на соодветна и правична застапеност за 2015 година" (PDF). Народен правобранител на Република Македонија. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[2] "Буџет на Република Македонија за 2018 година". Министерство за финансии на Република Македонија. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[3] "Министерка за одбрана на Република Северна Македонија".

[4] ttp://www.mo.gov.mk/?page_id=14&lang=en

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