Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria)
The Ministry of Defence (, "Ministerstvo na otbranata") of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the Bulgarian Armed Forces. It is Bulgaria's ministry of defence. Since March 2022 the Minister of Defence is Dragomir Zakov. The present building of the ministry is among the finest examples of the Bulgarian modern architecture from the middle of 20th century. It was designed by the famous Bulgarian architectural team Vasilyov-Tsolov and completed in the period 1939–45. History. The Ministry was created in 1879. Between 1911 and 1947 it was called Ministry of War (Министерство на войната, "Ministerstvo  na voynata") and from 1947 to 1990 it bore the name Ministry of People's Defence (Министерство на народната отбрана, "Ministerstvo na narodnata otbrana"). Structure. Political Cabinet. The political cabinet assists the Minister of Defense in formulating and developing particular decisions for carrying out the governmental policy, and in representing that policy to society. It consists of the deputy ministers, the head of the Minister's office, the parliamentary secretary and the Chief of the Public Relations unit. The work of the cabinet is assisted by experts. There are currently two Deputy Ministers serving office: Ivan Ivanov and Spas Panchev . Secretary General. The Secretary General carries out the administrative leadership of the Ministry of Defense by implementing the legal orders issued by the Minister of Defense; it also leads, coordinates, and controls the functioning of the Ministry of Defense with respect to the strict observation of the laws and the sub-law acts, and reports to the Minister of Defense on the activities of the Ministry of Defense; The Secretary General: The Minister of Defense's job within the Secretary General is that Inspectorate. The Inspectorate to the Ministry of Defense provides the act of fulfilling the control functions on  the part of the Minister of Defense in carrying out the state policy in the sphere of defense. The Inspectorate makes examines and makes investigations with respect to: The Inspectorate is directly subordinated to the Minister of Defense and is headed by the Chief Inspector. It additionally studies the suggestions, signals, litigations and requests filed in by physical persons or legal entities to the Minister of Defense and prepares answers to the above-mentioned. The organization of the activities of the inspectorate, the types of the checks as well as the conditions and the order of how to conduct them , are determined by the Minister of Defense. General Administration. The general Administration of the Ministry of Defense is organized into directorates "Administrative and Financial Service" and "Financial-Economic Activities". Specialized Administration. The specialized administration of the Ministry of Defense is organized into eleven directorates. The specialized administration assists and provides for the realization of the rights of the Minister of Defense and of the deputy ministers of defense within the framework of the rights delegated to them and the functions they are assigned. Directorate: Officer on Security of Information. The officer on the security of the information is directly subordinated  to the Minister of Defense and fulfills the tasks, which are assigned to him by virtue of the Law on the protection of the classified information and by the sub-law acts on the enforcement of the above-mentioned law. In carrying out his functions, the officer on the security of information is assisted by a unit working on the security of the information. Administrative Structures subordinated to the Ministry of Defense. Military information service. This functions as a this organizational structure of the service is approved by the Minister of Defense and its activities are defined by Regulations approved  by the council of ministers. Security - military police and military counterintelligence service. Its functions are as follows The basic tasks of "Security - military police and military counterintelligence" service is to maintain the order and security in the Ministry of Defense and in the Bulgarian army. Parallel to that it fulfills the following functions: provides guarding and security of activities, sites and persons in the Ministry of Defense and in the Bulgarian army; The structure of the "Security - military police and military counterintelligence" service is built on territorial principle in accordance with the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Bulgaria  and with the existing organizational and position structure of the Bulgarian army.