Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS

The Council of Ministers of Defense of the CIS () is a working body in the Commonwealth of Independent States responsible for military policy of the CIS. It coordinates military cooperation of the CIS member states, and develops military and defense policy of the CIS.

Chairmen

With the exception of Colonel General Kostyantyn Morozov of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the post of Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the CIS has historically been concurrent with the post of Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.

• Kostyantyn Morozov (22 December 1991 – 18 May 1992)
• Pavel Grachev (18 May 1992 – 17 June 1996)
• Igor Rodionov (17 July 1996 – 23 May 1997)
• Igor Sergeyev (23 May 1997 – 28 March 2001)
• Sergei Ivanov (28 March 2001 – 15 February 2007)
• Anatoliy Serdyukov (15 February 2007 – 7 May 2012)
• Sergei Shoigu (11 December 2012 – 3 July 2024)
• Andrey Belousov (3 July 2024 – Present)

Current members

Observer states

Subordinates

• Air Defense Coordination Committee
• Joint CIS Air Defense System
• Coordinating Committee on Field Training

Sessions

See also

• Commonwealth of Independent States

Notes