Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)


The Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic is the primary agency of the Czech Republic responsible for the planning and carrying-out of defence policy. It is the Czech Republic's ministry of defence. It is the direct successor of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Defence. Its current headquarters is located in Prague. The current minister of defence is Jaromír Zůna, who has been in office since 15 December 2025.
As of January 1, 2024, 27,826 professional soldiers were in the Ministry of Defence, of which 3988 women were in the Ministry of Defence. These figures reflect the number of members of the Army of the Czech Republic as well as soldiers operating directly in the Ministry and its subordinate organizations.

List of ministers

The following people have served as ministers of defence: