Ministry of the Interior (Croatia) facts for kids
| Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske |
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| Formed | 1990 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Croatia |
| Headquarters | Ulica grada Vukovara 33, Zagreb 45°47′59″N 15°57′50″E / 45.7998525°N 15.9638857°E |
| Employees | 25,641 (2015) |
| Annual budget | HRK 4.818 billion (2015) |
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Croatia (also known as MUP RH) is a very important part of the Government of Croatia. Its main job is to keep the country safe and secure. The Croatian Police is a public service that works under this Ministry.
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Who Leads the Ministry?
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is led by a person called the Minister of the Interior. This person is chosen by the government. Since it was formed in 1990, many different people have held this important job. They have come from various political parties, including the Croatian Democratic Union, the Social Democratic Party, and The Bridge. Sometimes, an independent person has also been the Minister.
The current Minister is Davor Božinović.
What Does the Ministry Do?
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has many important tasks to help keep people safe and organized. Here are some of its main responsibilities:
- Keeping people safe: This includes protecting people's lives and property. It also means working to prevent crimes and finding people who have broken the law.
- Maintaining order: The Ministry helps keep public order. This involves protecting important people, citizens, buildings, and other places.
- Investigating crimes: They do special technical investigations and expert analysis to solve crimes.
- Road safety: They work to make sure roads are safe for everyone.
- Border protection: The Ministry protects the country's borders.
- Rules for visitors: They manage how people from other countries can enter, stay, and leave Croatia.
- Travel documents: They handle documents needed to cross borders, like passports.
- Public gatherings: They make sure that large public events are safe.
- Citizenship: They deal with matters related to who is a citizen of Croatia.
- Personal documents: They issue identity cards and register where people live.
- Driving and vehicles: They issue driving licences and register motor vehicles.
- Weapons and explosives: They control who can buy, keep, and carry weapons and ammunition, and manage explosive materials.
- Protecting the country's laws: They work to protect the country's main laws and government system.
- Special police: They oversee special police forces and private security companies.
The Ministry also keeps records and statistics about internal affairs. They have a special information system and are in charge of training their officers.
How the Ministry is Organized
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is organized into different parts to handle all its tasks. Here are some of the main sections:
- Minister's Cabinet: This is like the Minister's main office, helping them with their daily work.
- General Police Directorate: This is the main body that manages the national police force.
- Material and Financial Affairs Directorate: This part handles the money and supplies for the Ministry.
- Directorate for Development, Equipment and Support: This section works on improving the Ministry, getting new equipment, and providing support.
- Legal Affairs and Human Resources Directorate: This part deals with legal matters and manages the Ministry's staff.
- Administrative and Inspection Affairs Directorate: They handle administrative tasks and inspect different operations.
- European Integration and International Affairs Directorate: This section works with other countries and helps Croatia connect with Europe.
- Special Security Affairs Directorate: This part deals with special security tasks.
General Police Directorate
The General Police Directorate is the main group in charge of the national police in Croatia. It has twenty local police commands across the country. The national police force is organized into different departments, including:
- Police Directorate: The overall leadership for the police.
- Public Order Department: This department focuses on keeping peace and order in public places.
- Command of Intervention Police: This is for special police units that respond to emergencies.
- Department for Road Traffic Safety: This group works specifically on making sure traffic is safe on the roads.
- Bomb Disposal Department: This specialized unit deals with explosive devices.
Images for kids
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Ivan Vekić, a former Minister of the Interior.
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Ivan Jarnjak, who served as Minister of the Interior for several years.
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Berislav Rončević, a former Minister.
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Tomislav Karamarko, who was Minister of the Interior.
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Ranko Ostojić, a former Minister of the Interior.
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Vlaho Orepić, who served as Minister of the Interior.
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Davor Božinović, the current Minister of the Interior.
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