Ministry of the Imperial Planetary Guard

The Ministry of the Imperial Planetary Guard is one of the eight Military Ministries within the Ministry of War of the Drakon Imperium, and is composed of, and includes all the units of the Drakon Imperium Imperial Planetary Guard. It is headed by the Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard, a civilian official appointed by the Imperator. The Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard is responsible for, and has the statutory authority to conduct all the affairs of the Ministry of the Imperial Planetary Guard, subject to the authority, direction and control of the Drakon Imperium Minister of War. The highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of the Planetary Guard, who is also a member of the Military Council. Other senior officials are the Vice Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard and the Vice Chief of the Planetary Guard.

Organizational Structure
The Ministry of the Imperial Planetary Guard is the a Military Ministry under the umbrella of the Drakon Imperium Ministry of War. The Ministry is headed by the Drakon Imperium Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard, civilian appointed by the Imperator of the Drakon Imperium. The Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard is responsible for, and has the authority to conduct all the affairs of the Ministry of the Imperial Planetary Guard, subject to the authority, direction and control of the Drakon Imperium Minister of War.

The Ministry of the Imperial Planetary Guard is divided between the Office of the Minister, the civilian management of the Ministry, and the Imperial Planetary Guard Staff, the Imperial Planetary Guard's senior military officials. The Office of the Minister is led by the Drakon Imperium Vice Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard, a civilian, who is the second highest ranking official in the Imperial Planetary Guard Ministry. The Office of the Minister is divided into multiple branches, each headed by an Deputy Vice Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard, each a civilian appointed by the Imperator. The Imperial Planetary Guard Staff is led by the Chief of the Drakon Imperium Imperial Planetary Guard, who is a the highest ranking officer in the Imperial Planetary Guard and the Imperial Planetary Guard member of the Military Council. The Chief of the Imperial Planetary Guard is assisted in managing the Imperial Planetary Guard Staff by the Vice Chief of the Drakon Imperium Imperial Planetary Guard, the second-highest ranking officer in the Imperial Planetary Guard. The Imperial Planetary Guard Staff is divided into several directorates.

The Office of the Minister and the Imperial Planetary Guard Staff are organized along similar lines, with civilians and military officers both overseeing similar program areas.