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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 former deprtment 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.
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Related articles and lists of ministers
Austria:
Federal Minister for the Interior
Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan - Ministry of Internal Affairs
Canada:
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
France:
Minister of the Interior and Regional Development
List of ministers
Germany:
Federal Minister of the Interior
List of ministers
Hong Kong:
Secretary for Security
Hungary:
Minister of the Municipalities and Regional Development (Hungary) (önkormányzati és területfejlesztési miniszter) since 9 june 2006
India:
Minister for Home Affairs
Italy:
Italian Minister of the Interior (Ministro degli Interni)
Japan
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (since 2001)
Malaysia
Jabatan Perdana Menteri - Bahagian Keselamatan Negara (Prime Minister's Office - State Security Division)
Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (Ministry of Homeland Security)
Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri (Ministry of Home Affairs)
Pakistan:
Minister of the Interior (Wazir-e-Dakhila)
Romania:
Ministry of Administration and Interior
Russia:
List of Ministers of Interior of Imperial Russia
Minister for Internal Affairs
Singapore:
Minister for Home Affairs
Minister for the Interior and Defence
Serbia:
Minister of the Interior
Spain:
Minister of the Interior
Switzerland:
Head of the Federal Department of the Interior
United Kingdom:
Secretary of State for the Home Department (UK Wide/England and Wales)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)
Minister for Justice (Scotland)
United States:
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.
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