An interim is a period of temporary pause or change in a sequence of events, or a temporary state, and is often applied to transitional political entities. Interim may also refer to:

Temporary organizational arrangements (general concept)

Provisional government A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, or a transitional government, is an emergency governmental authority set up to manage a political transition generally in the cases of a newly formed state or f ...

, emergency government during the creation, collapse, or crisis of a state; also called interim government *

Caretaker government A caretaker government is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it usually consists of either randomly se ...

, temporary rule between governments in a parliamentary democracy; also called interim government * Acting president, interim head of a state *

Acting (law) In law, a person is acting in a position if they are not serving in the position on a permanent basis. This may be the case if the position has not yet been formally created, the person is only occupying the position on an interim basis, the perso ...

, designation of a person temporarily exercising the authority of any position *

Interrex The interrex (plural interreges) was literally a ruler "between kings" (Latin ''inter reges'') during the Roman Kingdom and the Roman Republic. He was in effect a short-term regent. History The office of ''interrex'' was supposedly created follow ...

Interim management Interim management is the temporary provision of management resources and skills. Interim management can be seen as the short-term assignment of a proven heavyweight interim executive manager to manage a period of transition, crisis or change with ...

, in business

Specific temporary political arrangements

Provisional and interim governments and constitutions

Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 Colonies of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. It was approved after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777) by ...

, United States 1781–1788 *

Interim government of California The interim government of California existed from soon after the outbreak of the Mexican–American War in mid-1846 until U.S. statehood in September, 1850. There were three distinct phases: *The first phase was from the beginning of the wartime m ...

, 1846–1850 * Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States, 1861–1862 *

Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China After victory in the Xinhai Revolution, the Nanjing Provisional Government of the Republic of China, led by Sun Yat-sen, framed the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (, 1912), which was an outline of basic regulations with the qua ...

, 1912–1931 * Dáil Constitution, Ireland 1918–1921 *

Interim National Assembly (Czechoslovakia) The Interim National Assembly ( cs, Prozatímní Národní shromáždění) was the legislative body of the Third Czechoslovak Republic from 28 October 1945 to June 1946. All 300 members of the assembly were from the National Front. It was succeed ...

, 1945–1946 *

Interim Government of India The Interim Government of India, also known as the Provisional Government of India, formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly of India, had the task of assisting the transition of British India to independence. It ...

, 1946–1947 * Provisional Constitution of 1950, Indonesia 1950–1959 * Interim Constitution of Tanzania, 1964–1977 * Interim presidency of Suharto, Indonesia 1967–1968 * Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (1974), from 1974 * Interim Batasang Pambansa, government of the Philippines 1978–1984 *

Interim Government of Iran The Interim Government of Iran ( fa, دولت موقت ايران, Dowlat-e Movaqat-e Irân) was the first government established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution. The regime was headed by Mehdi Bazargan, one of the members of the Freedom ...

1979–80, also covered by Interim Government of Iran (1979–80), * Interim Government of Iran (1981) *

Interim Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus This is a list of Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the l ...

, 1983 * Transitional Government of Ethiopia, 1991–1995 * Interim Government of Somalia, 1991–1996 * Interim National Government, Nigeria 1993 *

Interim Constitution (South Africa) The Interim Constitution was the fundamental law of South Africa from the first non-racial general election on 27 April 1994 until it was superseded by the final constitution on 4 February 1997. As a transitional constitution it required the ...

, 1994–1997 *

National Transitional Council (Congo) The National Transition Council of Congo ( French ''Conseil national de transition'') was a political body in the Republic of the CongoJoint Interim Administrative Structure, Kosovo 2000–2001 * Afghan Interim Administration, 2001–2002 * Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period, 2004–2005 * Iraqi Interim Government, 2005 *

Iraqi Transitional Government The Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of Iraq from May 3, 2005, when it replaced the Iraqi Interim Government, until May 20, 2006, when it was replaced by a permanent government. On April 28 it was approved by the transitional Ira ...

, 2005–2006 * Interim National Constitution of the Republic of Sudan, 2005 *

2006 interim constitution of Thailand The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), Buddhist Era 2549 (2006) ( th, รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย (ฉบับชั่วคราว) พุทธศักราช 2549; ) ...

and 2006 Thai interim civilian government * Interim Cabinet of Fiji, 2007 *

2011 Provisional Constitution of Egypt The Constitutional Declaration of 2011 (also known as the Provisional Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt) was a measure adopted by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt on 30 March 2011. The declaration was intended to serve a ...

, 2011–2012 * National Transitional Council, Libya 2011–2012 *

Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration The Constitutional Declaration is the current supreme law of Libya, introduced due to the overthrow of the Gaddafi government in the Libyan Civil War. It was finalised on 3 August 2011 by the National Transitional Council, and is intended to rema ...

, from 2011 *

Regmi interim cabinet On 14 March 2013, former Chief Justice of Nepal Khil Raj Regmi was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister of Nepal after the major parties of Nepal agreed to let an Independent politician lead the government and prepare the 2013 Nepalese Constitu ...

, Nepal 2013–2014 * Interim Government of Ambazonia, from 2017 * 2020 interim government of Kyrgyzstan

Caretaker interim governments

Specific states generally

Caretaker government of Australia In Australian political and constitutional terminology, a caretaker government is a government of Australia from when the House of Representatives is dissolved by the Governor-General prior to a general election to a period after the election, u ...

, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country * Caretaker government of Bangladesh, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country *

Caretaker government of Malaysia In Malaysian political and constitutional terminology, a caretaker government is a government of Malaysia during a period that starts when the parliament is dissolved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong prior to a general election, and continues for a per ...

, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country * Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, laws and history pertaining to interim governments in that country * Interim and Acting President of Israel

Specific caretaker interim governments

* Churchill caretaker ministry, United Kingdom 1945 * Iraqi Governing Council, government under the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period, 2004–2005 (see above) * Interim legislature of Nepal, from 2009 *

Interim Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos The Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos was sworn in on May 17, 2012 after the end of the period of office of the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos, when an inconclusive election on May 6, 2012 resulted in a hung parliament. According to the pr ...

in Greece, 2012 *

2015 interim election government of Turkey The 2015 interim election government of Turkey was a temporary election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on the request of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is also referred to as the Second Davutoğlu Cabinet. As the 63rd ...

Caretaker Government of Myanmar (2021) The caretaker government of Myanmar ( my, အိမ်စောင့်အစိုးရ), officially the Provisional Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာ� ...

, from 2021 :Sub-state entities * Interim East Punjab Assembly, 1947–1951 * Interim Morgan Government, Wales 2000 * Interim Uttarakhand Assembly, Indian state of Uttarakhand 2000–2002 *

Ituri Interim Administration The Ituri Interim Administration is an interim body that administers the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was established in 2003 by the Ituri Pacification Commission and supported by the UN mission in the DRC. History ...

, government of the Ituri region of the Congo, from 2003 *

Syrian Interim Government The Syrian Interim Government ''(SIG)'' is an alternative government in Syria, formed by the umbrella opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. The interim government indirectly controls some areas ...

, government of some parts of Syria from 2013 *

Bangsamoro Interim Cabinet The Bangsamoro Transition Authority is the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of the Philippines and has executive and legislative powers over the region. History With the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law ...

, government of Bangsamoro in the Philippines from 2018

Temporary peaces

Regensburg Interim The Regensburg Interim, traditionally called in English the Interim of Ratisbon, was a temporary settlement in matters of religion, entered into by Emperor Charles V with the Protestants in 1541. It was published at the conclusion on 29 July 1541 ...

, 1542 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany * Augsburg Interim, 1548 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany * Leipzig Interim, another 1548 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany * Interim Peace between Finland and the USSR 1940–1941

Diplomacy

*'' Chargé d'affaires ad interim'', temporary head of a diplomatic mission *

Interim Meeting of Foreign Ministers The Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers, also known as the Interim Meeting of Foreign Ministers, was the meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States, represented by James F. Byrnes, the United Kingdom, represented by Ernest Bevin, an ...

, 1945, also called the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers *

Interim Agreement The Oslo I Accord or Oslo I, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or short Declaration of Principles (DOP), was an attempt in 1993 to set up a framework that would lead to the resolution of th ...

, commonly known as the Oslo Accords, relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict *

Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip commonly known as Oslo II or Oslo 2, was a key and complex agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. Because Oslo II was signed in Taba, it is sometimes called the Taba Agree ...

, commonly known as the Oslo II Accord * Sinai Interim Agreement, also known as the Sinai II Agreement, between Egypt and Israel 1975 *

Interim Self Governing Authority The Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA) was a proposal issued in October 2003 by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of Sri Lanka for power sharing in the north and east of Sri Lanka. The proposals were made in-lieu of the LTTE r ...

, 2003 Tamil proposal *

Geneva interim agreement on Iranian nuclear program On 24 November 2013, the Joint Plan of Action (), also known as the Geneva interim agreement ( fa, توافق هسته‌ای ژنو), was a pact signed between Iran and the P5+1 countries in Geneva, Switzerland. It consists of a short-term f ...

, 2013, commonly known as the Joint Plan of Action

Other

Interim Committee The Interim Committee was a secret high-level group created in May 1945 by United States Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson at the urging of leaders of the Manhattan Project and with the approval of President Harry S. Truman to advise on m ...

, precursor to the American Atomic Energy Commission 1945–1946 *

Interim Independent Electoral Commission (Kenya) The Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IIEC) was set up on May 7, 2009. The commission was set up to replace the previously disbanded Electoral Commission of Kenya that was widely blamed for the election violence after the Kenyan g ...

, 2009–2011 * Interim leader (Canada), a temporary party leader appointed upon the resignation or death of a party leader *

Interim Committee on Un-American Activities The Interim Committee on Un-American Activities or Joint Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities, most commonly known as the Canwell Committee, (1947-1949) was a special investigative committee of the Washington State Legislature which in ...

, commonly known as the Canwell Committee, legislative committee of Washington State in the United States, 1947–1949 * Nassau Interim Finance Authority, from 2000, New York State commission *

Interim Climate Change Committee The Interim Climate Change Committee (or ICCC) is a ministerial advisory committee created by the New Zealand Government in mid–April 2018 to explore how New Zealand transitions to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. The Interim Committee ...

, New Zealand 2018–2019

Legal concepts and procedures

* Interim order, court order in effect pending outcome of a case *

Interim trustee Interim trustee is a term of art in section 701 of the Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 of the United States Code. When a case under Chapter 7 of the Code is commenced, the United States Trustee The United States Trustee Program is a component of the ...

, concept in United States bankruptcy law *

Interim appeal An interlocutory appeal (or interim appeal), in the law of civil procedure in the United States, occurs when a ruling by a trial court is appealed while other aspects of the case are still proceeding. Interlocutory appeals are allowed only under sp ...

, a partial appeal in United States law *

Interim interdict In Scots law, an interdict is a court order to stop someone from breaching someone else's rights. They can be issued by the Court of Session or a Sheriff court, Sheriff Court. The equivalent term in England is an Injunctions in English law, injunc ...

in Scots law, a temporary injunction *

Judicial interim release Bail in Canada refers to the release (or detention) of a person charged with a criminal offence prior to being tried in court or sentenced. The ''Canadian Bill of Rights'' and the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms'' guarantee the rig ...

, part of Canadian bail law

Peacekeeping forces

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( ar, قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان, he, כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL ( ar, يونيفيل, he, יוניפי״ל), is a UN peacekeeping m ...

, from 1978 *

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. UNISFA was approved on 27 June 2011 by the United Natio ...

in Sudan, from 2011

Sports

Caretaker manager In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular Manager (association football), manager is dismissed or leaves for a ...

, temporary manager of a soccer team; also called interim manager * Interim championship, temporary world championship in boxing and other contact sports *

IFA Interim Intermediate League The IFA Interim Intermediate League was a temporary league in Northern Ireland for one season only (2008–09), consisting of the former members of the IFA Intermediate League (dissolved in 2008) who did not meet the criteria for the new IFA Cham ...

, Ireland 2008–2009

The arts

* ''Interim'' (film), 1953 short film by Stan Brakhage * ''Interim'' (album), 2004 album by British rock band The Fall *'' Interim Resurgence'', 1985 album by Zoogz Rift *

INTERIM-Theater Interim-Theater-Laim-2009-05

INTERIM-Theater is a theatr ...

in Munich

Other

Interim analysis In clinical trials and other scientific studies, an interim analysis is an analysis of data that is conducted before data collection has been completed. Clinical trials are unusual in that enrollment of subjects is a continual process staggered in ...

, in science, analysis of incomplete data * Interim state, in some religious thought, an intermediate state between one's death and the End Times *

Interim alternative educational setting Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) is a term for an educational setting and program other than the student's current placement that enables the student to continue to receive educational services according to his or her Individualized E ...

, in American education, temporary placement for a special-needs student *

Interim Housing Interim housing () is temporary housing in Hong Kong for those not eligible for a flat in a public housing estate, but affected by disaster, fire, and redevelopment. It replaced Temporary Housing Area with buildings that are more resilient and spa ...

, in China, provision for temporarily displaced persons *

MCC Interim Linux MCC Interim Linux was a Linux distribution first released in February 1992 by Owen Le Blanc of the Manchester Computing Centre (MCC), part of the University of Manchester. It was the first Linux distribution created for computer users who were no ...

, provisional software release 1992 * Institute of Interim Management, United Kingdom *

Interim Fast Attack Vehicle The Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) is a reconnaissance vehicle deployed and used by the United States Marine Force Recon and Marine Expeditionary Units. Force Recon used to operate a fleet of Desert Patrol Vehicles (formerly known as Fast A ...

, American scout vehicle *

Interim Control Module The Interim Control Module (ICM) is a NASA-constructed module designed to serve as a temporary "tug" for the International Space Station in case the Zvezda service module was destroyed or not launched for an extended period of time. It was deri ...

, NASA machine *

Interim Capability for Airborne Networking Interim Capability for Airborne Networking (ICAN) is a capability of the United States Air Force that enables secure airborne communication built by Northrop Grumman. ICAN was the precursor of the Joint Capability for Airborne Networking Joint Capab ...

, United States Air Force process *

Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) is a taxonomic database which attempts to cover published genus names for all domains of life from 1758 in zoology (1753 in botany) up to the present, arranged in a single, internally c ...

, taxonomic database *

Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeographic regionalisation of Australia developed by the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities. It was devel ...

Temporary organizational arrangements (general concept)

Specific temporary political arrangements

Provisional and interim governments and constitutions

Caretaker interim governments

Specific states generally

Specific caretaker interim governments

Temporary peaces

Diplomacy

Other

Legal concepts and procedures

Peacekeeping forces

Sports

The arts

Other

See also