Ministry of the Interior (Ebenthal)
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 11 August 2014 |
Superseding agency | |
Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Ebenthal |
Minister responsible |
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Parent agency | Executive Council |
Child agencies |
The Ministry of State for the Interior (Portuguese: Ministério de Estado para o Interior) and often called Interior Ministry, is a ministerial department of Ebenthal responsible for the country's domestic policy, including public security, law enforcement, civil registration, immigration and infrastructure management. The portfolio is led by the Minister of the Interior who is appointed by the Archchancellor. Originally founded as Ministry of the Realm, the Ministry of the Interior eventually became one of the most prestigious portfolios as well as being widely acknowledged as the most powerful ministerial office, having the largest number of administrative and supervisory functions and child agencies. It also has the largest budget within the cabinet.
Responsabilities
According to government, the Interior Ministry is responsible for setting the country's domestic policy, guaranteeing public security and enforcing law, dealing with immigration and all kind of civil registratios matters such as issuing documents, overseeing security and inteligence agencies, conducting surveys and polls and organizing elections, among other things. For such tasks, the ministry maintains a series of child agencies. It also assists the High Magistrate in its function of overseeing compliance with the Constitution of Ebenthal by part of provincial and municipal governments. Furthermore, the ministry is empowered to conduct referendums.