National
Minister of Defence
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic, who chairs the Council of Ministers (Constitution of Cyprus). Ministers need not be members of the House.
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Cyprus
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Vasilis Palmas since January 2024 Report Source: cyprus-mail.com, checked
Sources
- cyprus-mail.com · checked Fallback: Cyprus Mail and Politis reports of the 8 Dec 2025 and 6 Aug 2026 swearing-ins, plus Wikipedia, Cabinet of Cyprus (unchanged ministers, start dates), because pio.gov.cy and presidency.gov.cy returned HTTP 403. Cross-checked between Cyprus Mail (2026-08-04/06), Politis (Aug 2026) and Wikipedia. For: Minister of Defence, Vasilis Palmas, current term