Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)

Republic of Indonesia
Ministry of Home Affairs

Kementerian Dalam Negeri
Ministry overview
Formed	19 August 1945
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara No. 7 Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible	Tjahjo Kumolo, Minister of Home Affairs
Ministry executives	-, General Secretary -, General Director for Nation Unity and Politics -, General Director for General Governance -, General Director for Regional Autonomy -, General Director for Regional Development -, General Director for Public and Village Empowerment -, General Director for Citizenship and Civil Registration -, General Director for Regional Finance -, General Inspector
Child Ministry	Home Affairs Governance Institute
Key document	Constitution of Indonesia
Website	www.kemendagri.go.id

The Ministry of Home Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Indonesia responsible for matters of home affairs. It is headed by the Minister of Home Affairs, currently Tjahjo Kumolo.

The role of the department is officially given as:

The Indonesian Department of Home of Affairs traces its origin to the Departement van Binnenlands Bestuur of the Dutch East Indies Government. Its main function was to oversee police force, transmigration, and agrarian matters. It existed until 1942, the year of Japanese invasion. During Japanese occupation (1942-1945) the name was changed into Naimubu (内務部). Its function was expanded to oversee religious, social, health, education, pedagogic, and cultural matters. Naimubu maintained its operations from its office at Jalan Sagara no. 7 Djakarta until 1945. On 19 Agustus 1945 Naimubu was split into several departments:

Department of Home Affairs was the first government department established under the Presidential Cabinet of Indonesia since the Independence. Due to changes of political situation and the constitution, the department had to be re-established several times. The nomenclature "Departemen Dalam Negeri" (Department of Home Affairs) was changed to "Kementerian Dalam Negeri" (Ministry of Home Affairs) in 2010.

Based on Peraturan Presiden No. 11 Tahun 2015, Ministry of Home Affairs has responsibility to run services in internal governance for support the President in state governance. The ministry responsibilities are

Based on Peraturan Presiden No. 11 Tahun 2015, Ministry of Home Affairs is organized into the following:

The Home Affairs Ministry operates the Home Affairs Training Colleges (Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri) with campuses located nationwide.

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