Ministry of Internal Administration (Portugal)

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Ministry of Internal Administration
Ministério da Administração Interna
Ministry overview
Formed1736 (1736)
JurisdictionGovernment of Portugal
HeadquartersLisbon
Minister responsible
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The Ministry of Internal Administration (

electoral administration, the road traffic safety and the immigration and refugee
affairs.

History

The ministry was created in 1736 by

King John V of Portugal
as the Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom (Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios Interiores do Reino), later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom (Ministério do Reino).

In 1910, after the establishment of the

Portuguese First Republic, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior (Ministério do Interior). In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution
, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Internal Administration.

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