The Ministry of Defence (Korean: 국방성; Hancha: 國防省, formerly 인민무력성/人民武力省 or Ministry of the People's Armed Forces) is the government agency under the State Affairs Commission tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People's Army (KPA).

The 1992 amendment to the Constitution of North Korea shifts its control to the National Defence Commission.

[2] The Ministry of Defence is essentially an umbrella agency gathering the KPA's logistical, political, and personnel components.

The ministry, through the General Staff Department is responsible for the daily operational planning and management of the KPA's ground, naval, and air commands.

It develops strategy, conducts education and training, conveys the orders and guidance of the KPA Supreme Command and completes certain signals intelligence tasks.