Ministry of the Interior (Cuba)
| Ministerio del Interior de la República de Cuba (MININT) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 6, 1961 |
| Headquarters | Plaza de la Revolución, Havana |
| Agency executive | |
The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Cuba (Template:Lang-es), also known as MININT,[1] is the Cuban government ministry which oversees the home affairs of Cuba. Its headquarter is in a building of Plaza de la Revolución, a central and famous square of Havana.[2][3][1]
History
It was founded on June 6, 1961, replacing and expanding the old Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio de Gobernación), inherited by the Cuban Revolution from the previous governments.[4]
Functions
The organs and structures that are part of the Minister fulfill functions of citizen security, and the establishment of the internal order.[3] The MININT also includes various logistics agencies, force preparation, etc. In addition, it has commercial companies that provide security services as SEPSA (Specialized Protection Services, S.A.), SEISA or ACERPROT), which include chain stores selling to the population.
The Ministry oversees the functions of security and public order through the National Revolutionary Police Force (PNR)[5] and the auxiliary body of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR).
The MININT has its own teaching system, with several national schools (higher institutes) and schools in the provinces. In Havana, it has a polytechnic institute (named Instituto Superior del MININT Eliseo Reyes Rodríguez),[5] for the training of media technicians in specialties related to criminal and police investigation lines.
Ministers
- Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (1961–1968)
- Sergio del Valle Jiménez (1968–1979)
- Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (1979–1985)
- José Abrantes Fernández (1985–1989)
- Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (1989–2015)
- Carlos Fernández Gondín (2015–2017)
- Julio César Gandarilla Bermejo (2017–present)
See also
- Council of Ministers of Cuba
- Intelligence Directorate (G2)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)
- Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR)
References
- ^ a b Template:Es icon MININT on EcuRed
- ^ Template:Es icon Seat of the MININT (EcuRed)
- ^ a b Template:Es icon Ministry of the Interior (Cuban Government website)
- ^ Template:Es icon "Timeline of Cuba: 5 centuries of history, politics and culture"
- ^ a b Template:Es icon Structure of the MININT (EcuRed)
External links
Media related to Ministry of the Interior of Cuba at Wikimedia Commons