Minister of the Interior (Spain)

Ministry of the Interior

Ministerio del Interior
Logotype
Juan Ignacio Zoido, current Ministry of Interior
Agency overview
Formed	31 December 1874
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Spain
Headquarters	Paseo de la Castellana, 5 Madrid
Annual budget	$ 9 billions, 2017
Minister responsible	Mr. Juan Ignacio Zoido, Minister of the Interior
Child agencies	Secretary of State of Security Dirección General de la Policía y de la Guardia Civil Dirección General de Instituciones Penitenciarias
Website	www.mir.es

The Ministry of the Interior of Spain (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior) which historically could be known as Ministerio de la Gobernación, Ministerio del Orden Público, Ministerio del Interior y la Gobernación or Ministerio del Interior y Justicia is the executive branch responsible for policing, national security, immigration matters, prisons and road traffic safety.

Spain spends around $ 25,5 billions (€ 22 billions) per year on security and public order, which puts it at 2% of GDP.

The Ministry of the Interior is a department of the General Administration responsible for:

The Minister of the Interior, as head of the department, is responsible for:

The holders of the office of Minister of the Interior of Spain, from the reign of Ferdinand VII to the present time:

Acting XI (Rajoy)

(1) Minister of the Territory
(2) Minister of Public Order
(3) Minister of the Interior
(4) Minister of the Interior and the Territory
(5) Minister of Justice and the Interior
(6) Minister of the Territory of the Peninsula
(7) Between 1823 and 1835, neither a Ministry of the Interior nor Territory existed.

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