Ministry of the Colonies may refer to:
Government department or ministry with "colony" or a derivative in its name:
- France – Ministry of the Colonies
- Germany – 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
- 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