Federal Ministry of the Interior (Austria)

Federal Ministry of the Interior
Bundesministerium für Inneres
Agency overview
Formed 1848 (1848)
Jurisdiction Austrian Federal Government
Headquarters Palais Modena
Innere Stadt, Vienna
48°12′33″N 16°21′57″E / 48.20917°N 16.36583°E / 48.20917; 16.36583Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 16°21′57″E / 48.20917°N 16.36583°E / 48.20917; 16.36583
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website http://www.bmi.gv.at

The Federal Ministry of the Interior (German: Bundesministerium für Inneres, colloquially Innenministerium), abbreviated: BM.I, is the interior ministry of the Austrian Federal Government. Its headquarters are at the Palais Modena in Vienna. The current Minister for the Interior is Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP).

History

Until 1848 internal affairs of the country was under the responsibility of the Austro-Bohemian Court Chancellery which was established by Empress Maria Theresia.[1] 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.[1] The body was integrated into the federal government in 1923.[1] Following World War II it was renamed into its current title, Federal Ministry of the Interior.[1]

Responsibilities

Palais Modena, Vienna

The federal agency on cabinet-level is charged with the matters of public security, citizenship and civil status including legal names, elections, referendums and popular petitions as well as emergency management and the alternative civilian service.

As superior of the Directorate General for Public Security, the Minister for the Interior is in charge of the Federal Police, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism, the EKO Cobra tactical unit as well as of the Federal Criminal Police Office. Beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Chancellery, the Ministry is also responsible for the matters of the Austrian states and municipalities, foundations and sovereign wealth funds.

Organization

Since April 2011, the minister is supported by a State Secretary for Integration. The ministry's four departments (Sektionen) are

List of Ministers

Austrian Empire (1804–1867)

Cisleithania in Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)

Republic of German-Austria (1918–1919)

First Republic of Austria (1919–1934)

Federal State of Austria (1934–1938)

Second Republic of Austria (1945–present)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mario Muigg (2009) The Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior in the 20th century SIAK Journal (3) Retrieved 20 October 2013
  2. Martin, Frederick, ed. (1876). The Statesman's Year-book 1876. p. 8.
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=fptQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30
  4. Ross, Martha (1997). 1492 to 1929. Rulers and Governments of the World 2. p. 38. ISBN 0-85935-009-6.

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