Ministry of Defence (Latvia)
Latvijas Republikas Aizsardzības ministrija | |
Building of Ministry of Defence in Riga | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 22 November 1918 (current form 13 November 1991) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Latvia |
Headquarters | Krišjāņa Valdemāra 10/12 Riga, Latvia |
Employees | 1200 |
Minister responsible |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Defence of the
Minister of Defence
.
The ministry was established on 22 November 1918 as the Ministry of Protection (
proclamation of the independence of Latvia. Jānis Zālītis , a member of the People's Council of Latvia, was appointed as minister.[1] After the end of the Latvian War of Independence, in 1922 the ministry was renamed as the Ministry of War (Latvian
: Kara ministrija).
After the
Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
.
Core tasks
- Strategic analysis, research and development (R&D)
- The development of long-term policy including future strategic concepts and doctrines
- Perspective and structural planning
- Planning, budgeting and implementation in the medium and short term
- Overall management of agencies’ activities during the budget year
- Operational policy, planning and management at a strategic level
- Exercise policy, planning and management at a strategic level
- Emergency planning, policy and management at a strategic level
- Crisis management
- Development and implementation of security policy, both nationally and internationally
- Development of defence cooperation with allied- and partner countries
- Strategic personnel management
- Information, communication and press relations
- Strategic leadership and management in the field of ICT
- Organisational development
- Preventive security at a strategic level
- Legal questions
- Controller / Internal audit
- Internal administration
Symbols
As all Latvian government institutions since January 2015, the Ministry of Defence uses the
HEX #666633 or olive green in this case).[3][4] A previous symbol, which is still occasionally used by the ministry, consists of a rising sun with three stars in the center, similar to the cap badge of the Latvian Armed Forces adopted during the Latvian War of Independence and still in use today.[5]
The rising sun symbol is also visible on the top left corner of the personal Standard of the Minister of Defence (Latvian: Aizsardzības ministra karogs), adopted on 25 August 1922 and still in use today.[5][6]
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Flag of the Minister of Defence of Latvia
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Emblem of the Ministry of Defence
See also
References
- ^ "Latvijas armijas dibināšana". Nacionālie bruņotie spēki (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ "JG267 Rolfs Ekmanis: Uldis Briedis. 44 gadi caur fotoobjektīvu". jaunagaita.net. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ "Valsts pārvaldes grafiskais standarts | Ministru kabinets" [The Government Visual Standard]. Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Uniform Visual Identity for Latvia's Governmental Institutions". Design Studio H2E. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ a b Pumpuriņš, Tālis (1998-10-09). "Latvijas sarkanbaltsarkanās krāsās" [In the red-white-red colors of Latvia]. Latvijas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "On the Standard of the President, the Standard of the Speaker of the Saeima, the Standard of the Prime Minister, and the Standard of the Minister for Defence". LIKUMI.LV. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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