The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Aizsardzības ministrija) is the Latvian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of related subordinate agencies, such as the Latvian National Armed Forces.

Jānis Zālītis [lv], a member of the People's Council of Latvia, was appointed as minister.

As all Latvian government institutions since January 2015, the Ministry of Defence uses the Large Coat of Arms of Latvia as its logo, sometimes topped with a bar of the respective color of the ministry (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.

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.