Ministry of the Interior (Austria)

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Federal Ministry of the Interior
Bundesministerium für Inneres
Federal Criminal Police Office
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    In

    ministries in Austria

    It operates and oversees the vast majority of the

    Directorate General for the Public Security, which is primarily made up of career law enforcement officers, serves as the professional governing body of all these agencies, except for the BAK. Federal law enforcement agencies outside of the ministry's control include the Military Police, the Fiscal Police, and the Judiciary Guard
    .

    The Palais Modena is the ministry's central headquarters, it is situated in the centre of Austria's capital Vienna.

    History

    The Ministry was originally created as "Imperial and Royal Ministry of the Interior", serving as the empire-wide interior ministry for

    First Republic in 1918, and later renamed into "Federal Ministry of the Interior". After the dissolution of Nazi Germany in 1945
    the Ministry was reestablished into its current form.

    Until 1848 internal affairs of the country was under the responsibility of the Austro-Bohemian Court Chancellery which was established by Empress

    Maria Theresia.[2] In 1848 the ministry was established with the name of the Ministry of the Interior. Between 1918 and 1920 it was called State Office of the Interior. Then it was merged with the ministry of education and was renamed as State Office and Federal Ministry of the Interior and of Education.[2] The body was integrated into the federal government in 1923.[2] Following World War II it was renamed into its current title, Federal Ministry of the Interior.[2]

    Responsibilities

    The

    civil status including legal names, elections, referendums and popular petitions as well as emergency management and the alternative civilian service
    .

    As superior of the

    foundations and sovereign wealth funds
    .

    Organization

    The ministry consists of the minister of the interior and the general secretary, under whom there are four sections: the Central Administration, the

    Directorate General for the Public Security, Legal Affairs, IT and Services and Migration and International Affairs.[3]

    Its head and chief executive authority is the Minister of the Interior (Bundesminister), currently Gerhard Karner. Next in rank is the General secretary (Generalsekretär), currently Helmut Tomac, who serves as the agency's head of operations and second-highest-ranking official.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Bundesfinanzgesetz 2019" (PDF).
    2. ^ a b c d Mario Muigg (2009) The Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior in the 20th century SIAK Journal (3) Retrieved 20 October 2013
    3. ^ "Geschäftseinteilung". bmi.gv.at. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

    External links

    Media related to Federal Ministry for the Interior (Austria) at Wikimedia Commons

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