The Reichsamt des Innern (Imperial Office of the Interior) was the Ministry of the Interior of the German Empire. On the proposal of the ReichskanzlerOtto von Bismarck it was created on 24 December 1879 by an Imperial decree from the Reich Chancellery. Like the other Imperial Offices it was directly under the control of the Reichskanzler. The seat of the office was in Berlin and it was managed by a Secretary of State, who from 1881 until 1916 also simultaneously held the office of Vice-Chancellor. The gazette for the publication of official notices was run by the Office from 1880. Entitled the Zentralblatt für das Deutsche Reich (ZBl), it had been published by the Reich Chancellery from 1873 until 1879.
With the Law on the Provisional Imperial Government of 11 February 1919, the Imperial Office became the Reichsministerium des Innern (RMI) (Ministry of the Interior) which remained the German Ministry of the Interior during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. From 1923 until 1945, the ministry published the government gazette, which was entitled the Reichsministerialblatt (RMBl). On 1 November 1934 it was united with the Prussian Ministry of the Interior as the Reichs- und Preußischen Ministerium des Innern (Imperial and Prussian Ministry of the Interior).[3]
In 1949, the Imperial Ministry of the Interior (effectively defunct since the end of the war in Europe in 1945) was succeeded by the present Federal Ministry, though it served as the Interior Ministry for West Germany only until German reunification in 1990. From 1949 to 1970, 54% of the ministry's department leaders were former Nazi Party members, their share peaking at 66% in 1961.[4]
Under the Fourth Merkel cabinet, which took office in February 2018, the Ministry of the Interior was merged with the building department, which had been included in the ministry of transport from 1998 to 2013, and the environment ministry from 2013 to 2018. The ministry, headed by the former Bavarian minister-president Horst Seehofer, was then renamed to "Interior, Building and Homeland". The renaming was controversial as some interpreted the term Heimat as old-fashioned or even nationalistic.[5][6][7]
Responsibilitiesedit
The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for internal security and the protection of the constitutional order, for civil protection against disasters and terrorism, for displaced persons, administrative questions, and sports. It is host to the Standing Committee of Interior Ministers and also drafts all passport, identity card, firearms, and explosives legislation. The ministry also houses the Joint Anti-Terrorism Center formed in 2004 which is an information-sharing and analytical forum for all German police and intelligence agencies involved in the fight against terrorism.
Organizationedit
State Secretariesedit
The minister is supported by two parliamentary state secretaries and five state secretaries who manage the ministry's various departments.
Departmentsedit
state secretaries #1 and #2
"P" Department (Abteilung P) is the ministry's police department and has two branches: law enforcement and counter-terrorism. It analyses crime control issues and develops concepts and drafts laws to improve law enforcement and crime prevention efforts. It also manages the Federal Criminal Police Office, coordinates police support group deployments and represents federal interests in the sport and security arena. Due to Germany's federal structure, it can only promote internal security and public safety by cooperating with the state police forces and with agencies within the European Union (EU) and beyond.
"IS" Department (Abteilung IS) is the internal security department that protects the German state against political extremism. It exercises supervisory control over the Federal Office for Constitution Protection, studies extremist groups and can ban them as a final resort. In addition, the department is responsible for the security of classified information and prevention of sabotage and espionage. It also manages civil defense and emergency management efforts at the national level and exercises supervisory control over the Civil Protection Center and Federal Agency for Technical Relief.
"B" Department (Abteilung B) supervises and manages German Federal Police operations.
^"Ministerium". www.bmi.bund.de. Retrieved Oct 5, 2022.
^"Bundeshaushalt". www.bundeshaushalt.de. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^Stephan Lehnstaedt: Der „Totale Krieg“ im Reichsministerium des Innern unter Heinrich Himmler. In: Die Verwaltung. Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht und Verwaltungswissenschaften. 39. Vol., 2006, pp. 393–420; Walter Strauß: Das Reichsministerium des Innern und die Judengesetzgebung. Aufzeichnungen von Doktor Bernhard Lösener. In: Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte 9 (1961), part 3, pp. 262–313.
^Thomas Escritt (8 February 2018). "Home is where the Heimat is: Germans bemused by new ministry". Reuters.
^Ben Knight (12 February 2018). "A deeper look at Germany's new Interior and Heimat Ministry". DW.
^Allison Williams; Daniel Delhaes; Martin Greive (13 February 2018). "Germany's new homeland ministry raises questions – and eyebrows". Handelsblatt Global.
External linksedit
Media related to Bundesministerium des Innern at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
January 01, 1970
federal, ministry, interior, germany, federal, ministry, interior, community, german, bundesministerium, innern, für, heimat, german, pronunciation, ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm, dɛs, ˈɪnəʁn, ʊnt, fyːɐ, ˈhaɪ, maːt, abbreviated, cabinet, level, ministry, federal, repub. The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community German Bundesministerium des Innern und fur Heimat German pronunciation ˈbʊndesminɪsˌteːʁiʊm dɛs ˈɪneʁn ʊnt fyːɐ ˈhaɪ maːt abbreviated BMI is a cabinet level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany Its main office is in Berlin with a secondary seat in Bonn The current minister is Nancy Faeser It is comparable to the British Home Office or a combination of the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Justice because both manage several law enforcement agencies The BMI is tasked with the internal security of Germany To fulfill this responsibility it maintains among other agencies the two biggest federal law enforcement agencies in Germany the Federal Police including the GSG 9 and the Federal Criminal Police Office It is also responsible for the federal domestic intelligence agency the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Federal Ministry of the Interior and CommunityBundesministerium des Innern BMI Agency overviewFormed24 December 1879 144 years ago 1879 12 24 as the Reichsamt des Inneren 23 May 1949 74 years ago 1949 05 23 in the current formJurisdictionGovernment of GermanyHeadquartersAlt Moabit 14010557 Berlin52 31 17 N 13 21 44 E 52 52139 N 13 36222 E 52 52139 13 36222Employees60 000 subordinate agencies 1 1 500 ministry Annual budget 18 458 billion 2021 2 Minister responsibleNancy Faeser Federal Minister of the Interior and for CommunityAgency executivesMahmut Ozdemir Parliamentary State SecretaryJohann Saathoff Parliamentary State SecretaryRita Schwarzeluhr Sutter Parliamentary State SecretaryChild agenciesFederal PoliceFederal Office for Migration and RefugeesFederal Criminal Police OfficeFederal Office for the Protection of the ConstitutionFederal Office of AdministrationTechnisches HilfswerkFederal Statistical Office of GermanyFederal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster AssistanceFederal Office for Information SecurityFederal Agency for Civic EducationFederal Agency for Cartography and GeodesyProcurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the InteriorFederal Institute of Sport ScienceFederal Institute for Population ResearchWebsitehttps www bmi bund de EN home home node html Seal of the Reichsamt des Innern Pre 1923 Seal of the Weimar era Reichsministerium des Innern BMI in Berlin BMI in Bonn Contents 1 History 2 Responsibilities 3 Organization 3 1 State Secretaries 3 2 Departments 3 3 Special agencies 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Reichsamt des Innern Imperial Office of the Interior was the Ministry of the Interior of the German Empire On the proposal of the Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck it was created on 24 December 1879 by an Imperial decree from the Reich Chancellery Like the other Imperial Offices it was directly under the control of the Reichskanzler The seat of the office was in Berlin and it was managed by a Secretary of State who from 1881 until 1916 also simultaneously held the office of Vice Chancellor The gazette for the publication of official notices was run by the Office from 1880 Entitled the Zentralblatt fur das Deutsche Reich ZBl it had been published by the Reich Chancellery from 1873 until 1879 With the Law on the Provisional Imperial Government of 11 February 1919 the Imperial Office became the Reichsministerium des Innern RMI Ministry of the Interior which remained the German Ministry of the Interior during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany From 1923 until 1945 the ministry published the government gazette which was entitled the Reichsministerialblatt RMBl On 1 November 1934 it was united with the Prussian Ministry of the Interior as the Reichs und Preussischen Ministerium des Innern Imperial and Prussian Ministry of the Interior 3 In 1949 the Imperial Ministry of the Interior effectively defunct since the end of the war in Europe in 1945 was succeeded by the present Federal Ministry though it served as the Interior Ministry for West Germany only until German reunification in 1990 From 1949 to 1970 54 of the ministry s department leaders were former Nazi Party members their share peaking at 66 in 1961 4 Under the Fourth Merkel cabinet which took office in February 2018 the Ministry of the Interior was merged with the building department which had been included in the ministry of transport from 1998 to 2013 and the environment ministry from 2013 to 2018 The ministry headed by the former Bavarian minister president Horst Seehofer was then renamed to Interior Building and Homeland The renaming was controversial as some interpreted the term Heimat as old fashioned or even nationalistic 5 6 7 Responsibilities editThe Ministry of the Interior is responsible for internal security and the protection of the constitutional order for civil protection against disasters and terrorism for displaced persons administrative questions and sports It is host to the Standing Committee of Interior Ministers and also drafts all passport identity card firearms and explosives legislation The ministry also houses the Joint Anti Terrorism Center formed in 2004 which is an information sharing and analytical forum for all German police and intelligence agencies involved in the fight against terrorism Organization editState Secretaries edit The minister is supported by two parliamentary state secretaries and five state secretaries who manage the ministry s various departments Departments edit state secretaries 1 and 2 P Department Abteilung P is the ministry s police department and has two branches law enforcement and counter terrorism It analyses crime control issues and develops concepts and drafts laws to improve law enforcement and crime prevention efforts It also manages the Federal Criminal Police Office coordinates police support group deployments and represents federal interests in the sport and security arena Due to Germany s federal structure it can only promote internal security and public safety by cooperating with the state police forces and with agencies within the European Union EU and beyond IS Department Abteilung IS is the internal security department that protects the German state against political extremism It exercises supervisory control over the Federal Office for Constitution Protection studies extremist groups and can ban them as a final resort In addition the department is responsible for the security of classified information and prevention of sabotage and espionage It also manages civil defense and emergency management efforts at the national level and exercises supervisory control over the Civil Protection Center and Federal Agency for Technical Relief B Department Abteilung B supervises and manages German Federal Police operations M Department Abteilung M is responsible for immigration integration refugees and European harmonisation Z Department Abteilung Z is the central office D Department Abteilung D is responsible for the civil service O Department Abteilung O is responsible for administrative modernisation and organisation V Department Abteilung V is responsible for constitutional state administrative and European law state secretary 3 G Department Abteilung G is responsible for policy Europe and international developments H Department Abteilung H is responsible for society affairs SP Department Abteilung SP is responsible for sport state secretary 4 department digital society department digital state department cyber security state secretary 5 2 departments on construction housing and public buildings Special agencies edit Name Abbrev Translation Bundesausgleichsamt BAA Federal Equalization of Burdens Office de Bundesamt fur Migration und Fluchtlinge BAMF Federal Office for Migration and Refugees Bundesakademie fur offentliche Verwaltung BAkoV Federal Academy of Public Administration de Beschaffungsamt des BMI BeschA Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior de Bundesbeauftragter fur den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit BfDI Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Bundesamt fur Verfassungsschutz BfV Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Bundespolizei BPOL Federal Police Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung BiB Federal Institute for Population Research Bundesinstitut fur Sportwissenschaft BISp Federal Institute of Sport Science de Bundeskriminalamt BKA Federal Criminal Police Office Bundesamt fur Kartografie und Geodasie BKG Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy Bundeszentrale fur politische Bildung BpB Federal Agency for Civic Education Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik BSI Federal Office for Information Security Bundesverwaltungsamt BVA Federal Office of Administration Bundesamt fur Bevolkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe BBK Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance de Schutzkommission beim Bundesministerium des Innern SchK Scientific Advisory Board on Civil Defense and Disaster Protection de Fachhochschule des Bundes fur offentliche Verwaltung FH Bund Federal Public Administration College de Beauftragter der Bundesregierung fur Informationstechnik KBSt Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology de Statistisches Bundesamt StBA Federal Statistical Office Technisches Hilfswerk THW Federal Agency for Technical Relief Unabhangige Kommission zur Uberprufung des Vermogens der Parteien und Massenorganisationen der DDR defunct UKPV Independent Commission for the Review of Assets of Parties and Mass Organisations of the GDR de Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht VBI Representative of the Federal Interest at the Federal Administrative Court de Beauftragter der Bundesregierung fur Aussiedlerfragen und nationale Minderheiten Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Related to Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities de Bundesanstalt fur den Digitalfunk der Behorden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben BDBOS Federal Agency for Digital Radio of Authorities and Organisations with Security Responsibilities de See also editList of German interior ministersReferences edit Ministerium www bmi bund de Retrieved Oct 5 2022 Bundeshaushalt www bundeshaushalt de Retrieved 7 May 2021 Stephan Lehnstaedt Der Totale Krieg im Reichsministerium des Innern unter Heinrich Himmler In Die Verwaltung Zeitschrift fur Verwaltungsrecht und Verwaltungswissenschaften 39 Vol 2006 pp 393 420 Walter Strauss Das Reichsministerium des Innern und die Judengesetzgebung Aufzeichnungen von Doktor Bernhard Losener In Vierteljahrshefte fur Zeitgeschichte 9 1961 part 3 pp 262 313 Viele fruhere NSDAP Mitglieder Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 5 November 2015 p 4 Thomas Escritt 8 February 2018 Home is where the Heimat is Germans bemused by new ministry Reuters Ben Knight 12 February 2018 A deeper look at Germany s new Interior and Heimat Ministry DW Allison Williams Daniel Delhaes Martin Greive 13 February 2018 Germany s new homeland ministry raises questions and eyebrows Handelsblatt Global External links edit nbsp Media related to Bundesministerium des Innern at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Ministry of the Interior Germany amp oldid 1216758644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
