Interior minister
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An interior minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. In some countries, matters relating to the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice are the responsibility of a separate justice minister.
In countries with a federal constitution, an interior minister will often be found at both the federal and state levels. Similarly, autonomous entities and dependent territories may also have interior ministers; an example is Hong Kong (a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China), which has a Secretary for Security.
The equivalent departments in the United States are the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department; before the department was formed, it was solely the responsibility of Justice.
The United States Interior Department is primarily concerned with managing lands owned by the federal government, mainly the administration of natural resources such as parks and wildlife.
[edit] Related articles and lists of ministers
- Minister of the Interior (Canada) - historical office
- Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada) - immigration issues and enforcement
- Minister of Justice (Canada) - includes the office of the Attorney General of Canada
- Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - includes the RCMP, border control, Solicitor General's office
- Italian Minister of the Interior (Ministro degli Interni)
- Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (since 2001)
Netherlands
- Ministery of Home Affairs (since 1801) and Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (since 1998)
- Member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Federal Department of Home Affairs
- Secretary of State for the Home Department (UK Wide/England and Wales)
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)
- Minister for Justice (Scotland)
- Attorney General - includes the FBI, DEA, ATF and other federal law enforcement agencies, as well as federal prosecution and defense services in federal courts.
- Secretary of Homeland Security - includes national security matters, immigration, and disaster preparedness or response agencies.
