Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal)


The Ministry of Internal Administration, is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for the public security, the civil defense, the electoral administration, the road traffic safety and the immigration and refugee affairs.

History

The ministry was created in 1736 by King John V of Portugal as the Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom, later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom.
In 1910, after the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior. In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Internal Administration.