Ministry of the Interior (Huai Siao)

Ministry of the Interior

กระทรวงมหาดไทย
Emblem of the Ministry of the Interior
Agency overview
Formed	5 October 2017
Jurisdiction	Huai Siao
Headquarters	Mueang District
Minister responsible	Prince Eun Jo, Minister of the Interior
Child agency	• Department of Lands  • Department of Provincial Administration  • Central Registration Department

The Ministry of the Interior (Thai: กระทรวงมหาดไทย) is a ministry in the government of Huai Siao which is responsible for maintaining public order, facilitating social justice and promoting politics, governance, administration and development of communities in the nation. The ministry is headed by a Minister who is known as the "Minister of the Interior". The current minister is Prime Minister Prince Eun Jo who has been in office since 15 January 2021.

History

The Ministry of the Interior was established following the establishment of the nation on 5 October 2017. The first Minister of the Interior was Phraya Huo.

Functions

The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for the maintenance of public order, facilitating social justice and promoting politics, governance, administration and development of communities throughout the nation.

There are three child agencies and departments under the Ministry of the Interior.

• Department of Lands (DoL)
• Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA)
• Central Registration Department (CRD)

Ministers

The Ministry of the Interior is headed by the Minister of the Interior who is the highest executive in the ministry.

Portrait		Minister (birth-death)	Term of office			Political party
		Phraya Huo	5 October 2017	31 December 2017	7001870000000000000♠87 days	Non-partisan
The Ministry of the Interior was dissolved on 31 December 2017 and was re-created on 1 January 2020.
		Prince Eun Jo (born 2004)	1 January 2020	31 December 2020	7002365000000000000♠365 days	Non-partisan
The position of the Minister of the Interior was temporarily vacant between 1 January and 15 January 2021.
		Prince Eun Jo (born 2004)	15 January 2021	Incumbent	7003119600000000000♠3 years, 101 days	Non-partisan