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Ministry of the Interior (Peru)

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Ministry of the Interior (Peru)
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The Ministry of the Interior (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior, MININTER) is a ministry of the Government of Peru responsible for the administration of the internal order of the Peruvian State, as well as managing law enforcement units. Established in 1968 under the so-called Revolutionary Government, its headquarters are located, since July 1961, in San Isidro District, occupying the former premises of Limatambo International Airport.

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As of March 24, 2025, it is headed by the Minister of the Interior Julio Díaz Zulueta [es].

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History

Prior to its establishment, it was preceded by the Ministry of Government, which took a number of names throughout its history:

  • Ministry of Government, Justice and Worship (1855–1857)
  • Ministry of Government, Worship and Public Works (1857–1860)
  • Ministry of Government, Police and Public Works (1860–1896)
  • Ministry of Government and Police (1896–1968)

Until 1961, it was housed in a building located on the southern side of Italy Square, in Barrios Altos. It was then moved to the former premises of Limatambo International Airport, in San Isidro District. It was officially renamed under the Revolutionary Government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, through Law Decree № 17271, on December 3, 1968.[1]

As an administrating power of the law enforcement system, it organised the Civil Guard, the Republican Guard and the Peruvian Investigative Police, until their gradual incorporation into a single police corps from 1988 to 1991.[2]

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Organisation

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  • Minister of the Interior
    • Cabinet of Senior Management Advisors
    • General Directorate of the National Police of Peru
    • Institutional Control Body
    • Police Disciplinary Tribunal
    • General Office of Institutional Integrity
    • Public Prosecutor's Office in charge of the Interior Sector
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Drug Trafficking Crimes
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Terrorism Crimes
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Crimes against Public Order
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Money Laundering Crimes and Forfeiture Process
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Organized Crime Crimes
    • Office of National Security and Defence
    • General Office of Social Communication and Institutional Image
    • Police Ombudsman's Office
    • General Office of Sectoral Strategic Planning
    • Health Insurance Fund of the National Police of Peru
  • General Secretariat
    • General Office of Legal Counsel
    • General Office of Planning and Budget
    • General Office of Administration
    • General Office of Human Resources Management
    • General Office of Information and Communications Technology
    • General Office of Infrastructure
  • Viceministry of Public Security
    • General Directorate of Intelligence
    • General Directorate Against Organised Crime
    • General Directorate of Public Order
    • General Directorate of the Internal Government
  • Viceministry of Internal Order
    • General Directorate of Citizen Security
    • General Directorate of Democratic Security
    • General Directorate of Information for Security

Entities administered by the ministry include:

  • The National Intendancy of Firefighters and its General Corps of Volunteer Firefighters [es].
  • The National Police of Peru.
  • The National Superintendence of Migration [es]
  • The National Superintendence for the Control of Security Services, Weapons, Ammunition, and Explosives for Civil Use (SUCAMEC)
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List of ministers

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See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Did not take office (absent). His absence led to his replacement soon after.
  2. [N 2]
    As Secretary.
  3. [N 3]
    Interim.
  4. [N 4]
    Representing the government based in Arequipa during the War of the Pacific.
  5. [N 5]
    As "Minister-General" (representing the ministries of Government, Police, Public Works, Statistics, and War and Navy) of his brother's government in Cajamarca during the War of the Pacific, which would be legitimised by the Chilean government throughout the year.
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