| Post: | Minister |
| Body: | Defence |
| Native Name: | Υπουργού Άμυνας |
| Flag: | Flag of Cyprus.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Cyprus |
| Incumbent: | Michalis Giorgallas |
| Incumbentsince: | 3 March 2023 |
| Reports To: | The President |
| Formation: | 1960 |
List of ministers of defence of the Republic of Cyprus since the independence in 1960:[1]
| Minister | Began | Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osman Orek | 1960 | 1964 | |
| Polycarpos Yiorkadjis | 4 April 1964 | 1 November 1968 | |
| Epaminondas Komodromos | 10 December 1968 | 15 June 1972 | |
| Yorgos Ioannidis | 16 June 1972 | 15 July 1974 | |
| Nikos Kosis | 8 August 1974 | 14 January 1975 | |
| Christodoulos Veniamin | 15 January 1975 | 6 January 1985 | |
| Stelios Katsellis | 7 January 1985 | 31 July 1985 | |
| Elias Eliadis | 1 August 1985 | 27 February 1988 | |
| Andreas Aloneftis | 28 January 1988 | 27 February 1993 | |
| Costas Eliadis | 27 February 1993 | 12 November 1997 | |
| Georgios Haralambidis | 12 November 1997 | 27 February 1998 | |
| Yiannakis Omirou | 28 February 1998 | 4 January 1999 | |
| Yiannakis Hrysostomis | 5 January 1999 | 24 August 1999 | |
| Socratis Hasikos | 25 August 1999 | 28 February 2003 | |
| Kyriakos Mavronikolas | 29 February 2003 | 13 June 2006 | |
| Fivos Klokaris | 13 June 2006 | 26 September 2006 | |
| Nicos Symeonidis | 16 September 2006 | 3 May 2007 | |
| Christodoulos Pasiardis | 14 May 2007 | 29 February 2008 | |
| Costas Papacostas | 29 February 2008 | 14 July 2011 | |
| Demetris Eliades | 14 July 2011 | 1 March 2013 | |
| Photis Photiou | 2 March 2013 | 13 March 2014 | |
| Tasos Mitsopoulos | 13 March 2014 | 22 March 2014 | |
| Socratis Hasikos | 23 March 2014 | 6 April 2014 | |
| Christoforos Fokaides | 7 April 2014 | 28 February 2018 | |
| Savvas Angelides | 1 March 2018 | 30 June 2020 | |
| Charalambos Petrides | 30 June 2020 | 3 March 2023 | |
| Michalis Giorgallas | 3 March 2023 | 10 January 2023 | |
| Vasilis Palmas | 10 January 2023 |