The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania (Romanian: Ministerul Afacerilor Interne) is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania.
From 23 August 1944 to 18 March 1975 the ministry held the title of Minister of Internal Affairs, between 2004 and 2007, held the title of Minister of Administration and Interior, and since April 2007, Minister of Interior and Administrative Reform. In December 2008, the Boc government changed the name back to Ministry of Administration and Interior.
Until 2006, the ministry was housed near Lipscani in Palatul Vama Poştei, built between 1914 and 1926 according to the architect Statie Ciortan's plans. In 2006 the ministry moved into the former building of the Senate on Revolution Square.
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Subordinated structures
Within Romania, the following structures are subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs:
Romanian Police
Romanian Gendarmerie
Romanian Border Police
General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
General Inspectorate for Immigration
General Inspectorate of Aviation
Romanian National Archives
General Directorate for Internal Protection
Anti-Corruption General Directorate
National Administration of State Reserves and Special Issues
General Directorate of Passports
Directorate for Persons Record and Databases' Management
Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicles Registration Certificates
National Anti-Drug Agency
National Agency against Trafficking in Human Beings
National Archives
Alexandru Ioan Cuza Police Academy
Institute for Public Order Studies
National SIS Centre
Centre for the MAI Retired Personnel
Psychosociology Centre of MAI
Dinamo Sports Club, Bucharest
History
List of ministers
This is a list of interior ministers from the creation of the Romanian state (1862) to the present day.
Romania used the Julian calendar until 1919, but all dates are given in the Gregorian calendar.
The following party abbreviations are used:
Additionally, the political stance of prime ministers prior to the development of a modern party system is given by C (Conservative), MC (Moderate Conservative), RL (Radical Liberal) and ML (Moderate Liberal). Interim officeholders are denoted by italics. For those who held office multiple times, their rank of service is given by a Roman numeral.