Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal)

Ministry of Internal Administration

Ministério da Administração Interna
Ministry overview
Formed	1736 (1736)
Jurisdiction	Government of Portugal
Headquarters	Lisbon
Minister responsible	Margarida Blasco, Minister of Internal Administration
Website	www.portugal.gov.pt/en/gc21/ministries/internal-administration

The Ministry of Internal Administration (Portuguese: Ministério da Administração Interna or MAI), is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for public security, civil defense, electoral administration, road traffic safety, and 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 (Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios Interiores do Reino), later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom (Ministério do Reino).

In 1910, after the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior (Ministério do Interior). In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Internal Administration.