Minister of War

The Minister of War (MinWar) is the head and chief executive officer of the Ministry of War of the Majestic and Glorious Drakon Imperium. This position corresponds to what is generically known as a War Minister.

Under the direction of the Imperator, the Minister of War has authority, direction and control over the Ministry of War, and is further designated by statute as the principal assistant to the Imperator in all matters relating to the Ministry of War. The Minister of War is in the chain of command for all Ministry of War forces; i.e. Imperial Guard, Imperial Army, Imperial Navy, Imperial Marines, Imperial Police, Imperial Planetary Guard, Imperial Space Guard, and Imperial Fighter Force; for both operational and administrative purposes. Only the Minister of War (and the Imperator) can authorize the transfer of forces from one Combatant Command to another. The First Minister of the Military Council is the principal military adviser to the Minister of War, and to the Imperator, but the First Minister is not in the chain of command.

The Minister of War is appointed by the Imperator, and is a member of the Imperial Cabinet and the Imperial Security Council.

Organization
In the D.I. Armed Forces, the Minister of War is often referred to as MinWar or MW. The Minister of War and the Imperator together constitute the Imperial Command Authorities (ICA), which has sole authority to weapon of mass destruction planetary bombardment strikes. All such weapons are governed by this dual-authority - both must concur before such a strike may be ordered.

The Minister's staff element is called the Office of the Minister of War (OMW) and is composed of a Vice Minister of War (VICMINWAR) and five Deputy Vice Ministers of War in the fields of Acquisition, Technology &amp; Logistics; Intelligence; and Personnel.

The Minister of War by statute also exercises authority, direction and control over the eight Ministers of the Military Ministries (Minister of the Imperial Guard, Minister of the Imperial Army, Minister of the Imperial Navy, Minister of the Imperial Marines, Minister of the Imperial Police, Minister of the Imperial Planetary Guard, Minister of the Imperial Space Guard, and Minister of the Imperial Fighter Force), the First Minister of the Military Council, Second Minister of the Military Council, Chief of the Drakon Imperium Army, Commandant of the Imperial Marines, Chief of Imperial Naval Operations, Chief of the Drakon Imperium Fighter Force, Chief of the Drakon Imperium Police, Chief of the Drakon Imperium Planetary Guard, Praetor of the Drakon Imperial Guard, Chief of the Drakon Imperium Space Guard, the Combatant Commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands, the Directors of the War Agencies (for example the First Minister of Imperial Intelligence) and of the MoW Field Activities.

Along with the Minister of State, the Arbiter General and the Minister of the Treasury, the Minister of War is generally regarded as one of the Big Four important Imperial Cabinet officials.