Ministry of Interior (France)

Minister of the Interior of the French Republic Ministre de l’Intérieur
Incumbent Gérard Collomb since 17 May 2017
Minister of the Interior
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the Republic The Prime Minister
Seat	Hôtel de Beauveau, Paris 8e, France
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	President of the Republic
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	7 August 1790
Website	www.interieur.gouv.fr

The Ministry of the Interior (French: Ministère de l'Intérieur, French pronunciation: ​[ministɛʁ də lɛ̃teˈʁjœʁ]) in France is one of the most important French government cabinet positions.

The Minister of the Interior is responsible for the following:

The Minister of Interior also take on the role of former Ministre des cultes and is formally consulted in the process of appointment of Catholic diocesan bishops (Briand-Ceretti Agreement). The Minister of Cults used to be a fully-fledged minister, but no longer exist since 1912.

While the ministry of the Interior supervises police forces, it does not supervise criminal enquiries; criminal enquiries are conducted under the supervision of the judiciary.

The Ministry's headquarters are located on the place Beauvau, facing the Élysée Palace. "Place Beauvau" is often used as a metonym for the ministry.

The current Minister of the Interior is Gérard Collomb.