The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security ( es, Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública, links=no) is the cabinet-level office of

home affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

, in charge of "maintaining public order, security and social peace" within the country. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling, and informing the domestic policies formulated by the

President of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is re ...

. As responsible for local government, the minister supervises all non-elected regional authorities. Izkia Siches has served as Minister of the Interior and Public Security since 11 March 2022; she is the first woman to hold this position. Her Undersecretary of the Interior is Juan Francisco Galli and the Undersecretary of Regional Development is María Paz Troncoso Pulgar. In the absence (because of travel, death, or other impediment) of the

president of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is re ...

, the Minister of the Interior becomes "vice president"; however, this is not a true vice presidential position, but rather a position of a designated acting president, as the post of

Vice President of Chile The Vice president of Chile is a temporary post provided by the Constitution of Chile. The "vice president" is a person who fulfills the duties of the president of Chile when cases of incapacity and vacancy occur. This post is held by the Min ...

has no existence independent from the Ministership of the Interior since 1833.

History

During the first days of the independence movements, the senior "secretary" of the respective

Junta Junta may refer to: Government and military * Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones ** Military junta, one form of junta, government led by a ...

would function as the ''Secretary of Government''. The office officially first came to be on 27 October 1812, when it was one of the two ''secretariats'' created by the Constitutional Norms approved on that date. It was then named ''Secretariat of the Interior''. It was abolished in 1814 by the Spanish authorities when, after the Battle of Rancagua, they re-asserted royal power. In 1818, after independence, the secretariat was re-established, but this time as a "Ministry of Government" (1817–18) later renamed "Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs" (1829–71). During this period, its functions normally subsumed the future

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The enti ...

, which was separated as an independent government administration in 1871. This ministry has undergone several reorganizations during its long history, reflected in its different names: *Ministry of Government (1817–18) *Ministry of Government and Foreign Affairs (1818–29) *Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs (1829–71) *Ministry of the Interior (1871–2011) *Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (2011–present) The function of chief of government was unofficially assumed by the Minister of the Interior and Public Security (1891–1925).

List of Ministers

''Patria Vieja'' period

Ministers of Government and Foreign Affairs

Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs

Ministers of the Interior

Additional information

Sources

* *

References

External links

Official Website of the Ministry of the Interior of Chile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Home Affairs (Chile) Home Affairs and Public Security

Law enforcement in Chile Chile, Home Affairs and Public Security Chile, Home Affairs and Public Security 1812 establishments in the Captaincy General of Chile