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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 Department of Justice; before the Department of Homeland Security was formed, many of its duties were the responsibility of the Department of Justice. The U.S. Department of the Interior is primarily concerned with managing public 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

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Related articles and lists of ministers

'Australia:'
:Attorney-General's Department
:List of Attorneys-General
'Canada:'
: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 Royal Canadian Mounted Police, border control, Solicitor General's office
'Chile:'
:Minister of the Interior - historical office
:List of ministers
'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
'India:'
:Minister for Home Affairs
'Iraq:'
:Interior Ministry
'Isle of Man:'
:Minister of Home Affairs
'Italy:'
:Italian Minister of the Interior (Ministro degli Interni)
'Japan'
:Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (since 2001)
'Netherlands'
:Ministry of Home Affairs (since 1801) and Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (since 1998)
'Romania:'
:Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform
'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
'Switzerland:'
:Member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Federal Department of Home Affairs
'United Kingdom:'
:Secretary of State for the Home Department (UK Wide/England and Wales)
:Secretary of State for Justice (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.

See also

★ List of ministers of the interior

★ Department of Public Safety (United States)

★ New Zealand Minister of Internal Affairs

★ Secretary for Home Affairs (Hong Kong)