Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania 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.
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 former ministers
This is a list of Interior ministers from the creation of the Romanian state 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, MC, RL and ML. Interim officeholders are denoted by italics. For those who held office multiple times, their rank of service is given by a Roman numeral.