An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a

government department Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level Executive (government), executive bodies in the Machinery of government, machinery of governments that manage a specific se ...

that is responsible for

domestic policy Domestic policy, also known as internal policy, is a type of public policy overseeing administrative decisions that are directly related to all issues and activity within a state's borders. It differs from foreign policy, which refers to the ways ...

public security Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage. It is often conducted by a state government to ensu ...

and

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...

. In some states, the interior ministry is entrusted with the functions of ensuring

national security National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and Defence (military), defence of a sovereign state, including its Citizenship, citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of ...

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

issues and protecting places of detention. Structurally, an interior ministry is part of the highest bodies of

executive Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to: Role or title * Executive, a senior management role in an organization ** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators ** Executive dir ...

power and reports directly to the

head of government In the Executive (government), executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presid ...

. In states with a federal structure, the ministry often has branches at the level of

states State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

or federal subjects.

Lists of current interior ministries

Named "ministry"

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Adygea) *

Ministry of Interior Affairs (Afghanistan) The Ministry of Interior Affairs (, ) is the Cabinet of Afghanistan, cabinet Ministry (government department), ministry of Afghanistan responsible for Law enforcement in Afghanistan, law enforcement, civil order and fighting Crime in Afghanist ...

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Albania) The Ministry of Internal Affairs () is a department of the Council of Ministers (Albania), Albanian Government, in charge of regulation for the protection of rights and liberties of Albanian citizens. Collaborating with the Albanian Police, State ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Altai Republic) * Ministry of the Interior (Argentina) *

Ministry of the Interior (Austria) In Austria, the Ministry of the Interior (, colloquially ''Innenministerium'', abbreviated: BMI) is a Federal Ministries (Austria), federal government agency serving as the interior ministry of the Politics of Austria, Austrian government. It is ...

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan () is an Azerbaijani government ministry for internal affairs, which is responsible for keeping the order, security and safety of population, officials, buildings and structures in the country. The ...

Ministry of Interior (Bahrain) The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Bahrain. The headquarters of the ministry is the Diwan Fort (also known as Manama Fort) in Manama, colloquially referred to as "al-gal'aa". The current Inter ...

* Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Public Administration (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Bashkortostan) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Belarus) * Ministry of Home Affairs (Bermuda) * Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (Bhutan) * Federal Ministry of Interior (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil) * Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (Brazil) * Ministry of Home Affairs (Brunei) *

Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria) The Ministry of Interior (, abbreviated ''МВР'', ''MVR'') of Bulgaria is the Ministry (government department), ministry charged with the national security and the upholding of law and order (politics), law and order in the country. The minist ...

Ministry of Public Security of Burundi Ministry of Public Security of Burundi is the ministry of the interior of Burundi. The minister since 2007 is Venant Kamana. The armed conflict is particularly severe in Bujumbura Rural Province. The clearing of land mines is among the tasks of ...

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Buryatia) The Ministry for Internal Affairs of Buryatia (Министерства внутренних дел по Республике Бурятия) is the main law enforcement body in Buryatia, Russian Federation Russia, or the Russian Federation ...

* Ministry of Interior (Cambodia) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Chechnya) *

Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile) The Ministry of the Interior () is the cabinet-level office responsible for home affairs in Chile. It is tasked with "maintaining public order, security and social peace" within the country. The ministry is also responsible for planning, direc ...

Ministry of Civil Affairs The Ministry of Civil Affairs ( zh, 中华人民共和国民政部) the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council of China which is responsible for social and administrative affairs. It is the 10th-ranked department in the State C ...

(China) *

Ministry of Public Security (China) The Ministry of Public Security (MPS, zh , c = , p = Gōng'ānbù ) is the primary law enforcement agency of the China, People's Republic of China. It oversees more than 1.9 million of the country's law enforcement officers and as such the va ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Chuvashia) * Ministry of the Interior (Colombia) * Ministry of the Interior and Security (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Crimea) *

Ministry of the Interior (Croatia) The Ministry of the Interior of the Croatia, Republic of Croatia ( or MUP RH) is the Interior ministry, ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state security among other roles. Croatian Police is a public service of the Minis ...

* Ministry of Public Administration (Croatia) *

Ministry of the Interior (Cuba) The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Cuba (), also known as MININT, is the Cuban government ministry which oversees the home affairs of Cuba. Its headquarter is in a building of Plaza de la Revolución, a central and famous square o ...

Ministry of the Interior (Czech Republic) The Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic () is a government ministry tasked with responsibilities in public and internal security, citizenship, identity cards and social security numbers, as well as travel, border, immigration control ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Dagestan) * Ministry of the Interior (Denmark) * Ministry of the Interior (El Salvador) * Ministry of the Interior (Estonia) *

Ministry of Interior (Egypt) The Ministry of Interior in Egypt is one of the ministries in Egypt responsible for maintaining security and enforcing the law. The Ministry of Interior directs the Central Security Forces, around 410,000 in 2012; the National Police, around 50 ...

Ministry of the Interior (Finland) The Ministry of the Interior (, ) is one of the Finnish Government's twelve ministries and is responsible for matters related to internal security such as counter-terrorism, policing, fire & rescue services, and border control, as well as mi ...

* Ministry of Interior (France) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს შინაგან საქმეთა სამინისტრო), abbreviated MIA (''შსს''), is the highest state law enforcement agency of Geor ...

* Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (Germany) * Ministry of Interior (Ghana) *

Ministry of the Interior (Greece) The Ministry of the Interior () is a government department of Greece. On 15 September 1995, it was merged with the Ministry of the Prime Minister's Office () to form the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization (). ...

Ministry of Citizen Protection (Greece) The Ministry of Citizen Protection () is the government department responsible for Greece's public security services, i.e. the Hellenic Police, the Hellenic Fire Service, Hellenic (Corrections) Prison System, the Agrarian Police and the Gen ...

* Ministry of the Interior (Guatemala) * Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities (Haiti) *

Ministry of Interior (Hungary) The Ministry of Interior of Hungary ( ) is a part of the Hungary, Hungarian state organisation. Its head, the Minister of the Interior (Hungary), Minister of the Interior, is a member of the Government of Hungary, Hungarian cabinet. The ministry ...

Ministry of Home Affairs (India) The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: ''Gṛha Mantrālaya''), or simply the Home Ministry, is a ministry of the Government of India. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. It is headed by the ...

Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia) The Ministry of Home Affairs (; abbreviated as Kemendagri) is an interior ministry of the government of Indonesia responsible for matters of the Indonesia, state. The ministry was formerly known as the Department of Home Affairs (; Depdagri) un ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ingushetia) *

Ministry of Interior (Iran) The Ministry of Interior (, ''Vezârat-e Keshvar'') of the Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran is in charge of performing, supervising and reporting elections, police, policing, and other responsibilities related to an interior ministry. Duties * To ...

* Ministry of Interior (Iraq) *

Ministry of Interior (Israel) The Ministry of Interior (, ''Misrad HaPnim''; ) in the State of Israel is one of the Cabinet of Israel, government offices that is responsible for Local government#Israel, local government, Israeli nationality law, citizenship and Permanent res ...

* Ministry of Public Security (Israel) *

Ministry of the Interior (Italy) The Ministry of the Interior () is a government agency of Italy, headquartered in Rome. It is a Government of Italy, cabinet-level ministry of the Italy, Italian Republic. As of October 2022, Matteo Piantedosi, former Prefect of Rome, is the mini ...

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The is a Cabinet (government), cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Centr ...

(Japan) * Ministry of Interior (Jordan) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Kabardino-Balkaria) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Kalmykia) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Karachay-Cherkessia) * Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Khakassia) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Komi Republic) *

Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea) The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS, ) is a branch of the Government of South Korea. The headquarters are in Sejong City. It is responsible for national administration, management of government organizations, and e-government. Furtherm ...

Ministry of Interior (Kuwait) The Ministry of Interior () is one of Government of Kuwait, the governmental bodies of Kuwait. Its minister in charge is a member of the Cabinet of Kuwait and the current minister of interior is Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah, Sheikh Fahad Yousef Al-Sabah ...

* Ministry of the Interior (Kyrgyzstan) * Ministry of Public Security (Laos) *

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Lebanon) The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities () in Lebanon is responsible for governorate, Qadaa, caza, municipalities, federation of municipalities and village matters, in addition to political parties and organizations. The ministry was crea ...

* Ministry of Interior (Libya) *

Ministry of the Interior (Lithuania) The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania () is charged with the oversight of public safety, border protection, migration control, emergency response, public administration and governance, the civil service, and local and regional ...

Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia) The Ministry of Home Affairs (; Jawi: ), abbreviated KDN, MOHA, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for home affairs: law enforcement, public security, public order, population registry, immigration, foreign ...

* Ministry of Home Affairs (Maldives) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Mari El) *

Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization (Mauritania) The Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization is the national Ministry of home affairs, Ministry of the Interior of Mauritania. Its headquarters are located in Nouakchott, just south-east of the Presidential Palace, Nouakchott, Presidential ...

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Moldova) The Ministry of Internal Affairs () is one of the fourteen ministries of the cabinet of Moldova, Government of Moldova. It is the main executive body responsible for the Trupele de Carabinieri. History During the Moldavian Democratic Republic, ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Montenegro) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Mordovia) *

Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar) The Ministry of Home Affairs (, ''Pyi-dàe-yè-wun-gyì-ta-ná''; abbreviated MOHA) administers Myanmar's internal affairs. Headquartered in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw, it is one of three ministries that are directly controlled by Commande ...

Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal) The Ministry of Home Affairs in Nepal () is the governmental body of Nepal mainly responsible for delivering critical services to the citizens, and maintaining security in the nation. On 6th march 2024 Rabi Lamichhane has been declared as mini ...

Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (; BZK) is the Ministries of the Netherlands, Netherlands' ministry responsible for domestic policy, civil service, public administration, elections, relations with local governments, intelligen ...

(Netherlands) * Ministry of Justice and Security (Netherlands) * Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization (Niger) * Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (North Macedonia) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (North Ossetia–Alania) *

Ministry of Interior (Oman) The Ministry of Interior is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for supervising administrative issues in the various Wilayat of the country, dealing with tribal issues, and overseeing the election process of the Shura Cou ...

Ministry of Interior (Pakistan) The Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (, abbreviated as MoI) is a Cabinet of Pakistan, Cabinet-level ministry of the Pakistan Government, Government of Pakistan, tasked and primarily responsible for implementing the internal policies, ...

Ministry of the Interior (Peru) The Ministry of the Interior (, MININTER) is a ministry of the Government of Peru responsible for the administration of the internal order of the Peruvian State, as well as managing law enforcement units. Established in 1968 under the so-calle ...

* Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland) * Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal) * Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Democratization (Puntland) * Ministry of Public Security (Quebec) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Republic of Karelia) Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Republic of Karelia (Министерство внутренних дел по Республике Карелия) is the main law enforcement organ in the Republic of Karelia in Russia. Subordinated directly ...

* Ministry of Interior (Republika Srpska) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; , ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enforcement in Russia through its agencies the Police of Russia, Migratio ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Sakha Republic) * Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (; abbr. MUP) or the Ministry of the Interior, is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Serbia. The Ministry is responsible for local and national Police services, with munici ...

* Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government (Serbia) *

Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA; ; zh, 内政部; ), sometimes referred to as the Home Team, is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national security, public security, civil defence, border control and ...

Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic () is a government ministry of Slovakia. Since 25 October 2023, the current minister is Matúš Šutaj Eštok. From 15 May 2023 until 25 October 2023 the Minister of the Interior has been Ivan Šimk ...

* Ministry of the Interior (Slovenia) * Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs (Somalia) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (South Sudan) The Ministry of Interior is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan. The incumbent minister is Hon. Angelina Teny.Government of South Sudan official Website: Ministry of Interior Part of the ministry are the South Sudan Police Service, polic ...

Ministry of the Interior (Spain) The Ministry of the Interior (MIR) is a department of the Government of Spain responsible for public security, the protection of the constitutional rights, the command of the law enforcement agencies, national security, immigration affairs, p ...

* Ministry of Home Affairs (Sri Lanka) * Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs (Sri Lanka) * Ministry of Interior (Syria) *

Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan) The Ministry of the Interior (MOI; ) is a cabinet level ministry under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is the ministry responsible for home affairs and security throughout Taiwan, including population, land, constructio ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tajikistan) * Ministry of Home Affairs (Tanzania) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tatarstan) *

Ministry of Interior (Thailand) The Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Thailand (Abbreviation, Abrv: MOI; , ) is a Cabinet of Thailand, cabinet-level department in the Government of Thailand. The ministry has wide ranging responsibilities. It is responsible for local admini ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria * Ministry of the Interior (Tunisia) * Ministry of the Interior (Turkey) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan) The Ministry of Internal Affairs () is the interior ministry or national police force of Turkmenistan. The ministry directly controls the Turkmen people, Turkmen police force, consisting of about 25,000 personnel and works with the Ministry for Na ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tuva) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Udmurtia) * Ministry of Internal Affairs (Uganda) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (; ; ) is the ministry of the Ukrainian government that oversees the interior affairs of Ukraine. History Name *People's Committee of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR (1919–1930, regional a ...

* Ministry of Internal Affairs (Uzbekistan) *

Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

(Venezuela) * Ministry of Home Affairs (Vietnam) *

Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam) The Ministry of Public Security (MPS, ) is a central governmental ministry and one of the biggest ministry of the Government of Vietnam, performing the function of state management of security, order and social safety; counterintelligence; cr ...

* Ministry of Home Affairs (Zambia) * Ministry of Home Affairs (Zimbabwe)

Named "department"

Department of Home Affairs (Australia) The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transpor ...

Department of Justice (Ireland) The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration () is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The department's mission is to maintain and enhance community security a ...

* Department of Home Affairs (Isle of Man) * Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) *

Department of the Interior and Local Government The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards ...

(

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

) * Department of Home Affairs (South Africa) * Department of Police (South Africa) * Department of Homeland Security (Spain) *

Federal Department of Home Affairs The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA, , , , ) is a department of the federal administration of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss ministry of the interior. Since 2024, it is headed by Federal Councillor Élisabeth Baume-Schneider. Or ...

(

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

) * Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise (Tamil Nadu) *

Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior, home, or public security ministries in other countries. Its missions invol ...

(United States) * Department of Justice (United States) * Department of Home and Confidential (

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

) * Department of Home (West Bengal) * Department of Home (Kerala)

Other names

Federal Public Service Interior The FPS Interior (, , ), formerly the Ministry of the Interior, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. It was created by Royal Order on 14 January 2002, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the federal administratio ...

(Belgium) *

Public Safety Canada Public Safety Canada (PS; , SP), legally incorporated as the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEPC), is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for (most) matters of public safety, emergency management, nat ...

Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs The Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for Internal security, Migration and Border management. Its role is to ensure the security of the Schengen area, buil ...

(European Union) * Security Bureau (Hong Kong) * Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (Hong Kong) *

Secretariat of the Interior The Secretariat of the Interior (; SEGOB) is the executive department of the Mexican government concerned with the country's domestic affairs, the presenting of the president's bills to Congress, their publication in the ''Official Journal of ...

(Mexico) * Secretariat of State for Security (Spain) *

Home Office The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is the United Kingdom's interior ministry. It is responsible for public safety and policing, border security, immigr ...

(United Kingdom)

Historical

Named "ministry"

* Ministry of the Interior and Justice (Colombia) * Ministry of the Interior (Czechoslovakia) * Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark) * Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia * Ministry of the Interior (Hawaii) *

Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan) The was a ministry in the Japanese government that existed from July 1, 1960, to January 5, 2001, and is now part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The head of the ministry was a member of the Cabinet of Japan. Referenc ...

* Ministry of Internal Security (Malaysia) * Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire) * Ministry of Interior (Poland) *

Ministry of Public Security (Poland) The Ministry of Public Security (), was the secret police, intelligence and counter-espionage agency operating in the Polish People's Republic. From 1945 to 1954 it was known as the Security Office (, UB), and from 1956 to 1990 as the Security ...

Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire Ministry of Police of Imperial Russia was created in the course of Government reform of Alexander I in 1810 and existed till 1819. Ministry objectives and credentials * Carrying out recruitment in the Army; * Protection of the state stocks of ...

Ministry of Interior and Defence The Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID) was a ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Singapore. It was established in 1965, with Goh Keng Swee as the inaugural minister. The ministry was responsible for both internal an ...

(Singapore) * Ministry of Public Safety and Security (South Korea) * Ministry of Security and Public Administration (South Korea) *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR (MVD; ) was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1991. The MVD was established as the successor to the NKVD during reform of the People's Commissariats into the Ministries of the ...

* Ministry of the Interior (Yugoslavia)

Named "department"

Department of Home Affairs (1901–1916) The Department of Home Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between 1901 and 1916. It was one of seven inaugural government departments of Australia established at federation. Scope Information about the department's fun ...

(Australia) * Department of Home Affairs (1928–1932) (Australia) * Department of Home Affairs (1977–1980) (Australia) * Department of Home Affairs and Environment (Australia) * Department of Home and Territories (Australia) * Department of Home Security (Australia) *

Department of the Interior (1932–1939) Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

(Australia) *

Department of the Interior (1939–1972) The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1939 and December 1972. It was the second so-named Australian government department. Scope Information about the department's functio ...

(Australia)

Lists of current interior ministries

Named "ministry"

Named "department"

Other names

Historical

Named "ministry"

Named "department"

See also