Ministry of the Colonies

Ministry of the Colonies may refer to:

Government department or ministry with "colony" or a derivative in its name:


 * 🇫🇷 France – Ministry of the Colonies
 * German Empire – Imperial Colonial Office
 * Kingdom of Italy – Ministry of the Colonies, the ministry of the government of the Kingdom of Italy responsible for the government of the country's colonial possessions and the direction of their economies
 * Empire of Japan – Ministry of Colonial Affairs
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Ministry of the Colonies
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal – Ministry of the Colonies
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Colonial Office

Similar government organizations without using the word "colony":


 * 🇫🇷 France – Minister of the Overseas
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal – Overseas Ministry
 * 🇪🇸 Spain – Ministry of Overseas
 * 🇺🇸 United States – Office of Insular Affairs