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