The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of Ministry of Home Affairs of the
Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in the
Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, the chief responsibility of the Home Minister is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's
internal security; the state's police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs.
Ever since the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. the office has been seen as second in seniority with par to FRinacen minister only to the Chief Minister in the state Cabinet. Several Home Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of
Deputy Chief Minister.
From June 2014 to May 2019, the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh was
Nimmakayala Chinarajappa of the
Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from
Kiran Kumar Reddy who was also Home Minister as well as last
Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh before burification of state into
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana. Following the cabinet re-shuffling on 11 April 2022,
Taneti Vanitha
Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, Minister of Home Affairs, Prison, Fire Services and Disaster Management in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kovvur, West Godavari district. She ...
assumed the office under
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry.
List of Home Ministers
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