History
The Ministry was created on January 6, 2001, by the merger of the , the and the Management and Coordination Agency (総務庁). Certain functions of the Management and Coordination Agency were transferred to theSubdivisions
The Ministry has the following subdivisions as of July 2011:Bureaus
*Minister's Secretariat (大臣官房) **Director-General of Minister's Secretariat **Director-General for Policy Coordination (3) **Director-General for Regional Vitalization **Director-General for Policy Evaluation **Deputy Director-General of Minister's Secretariat (14) **Counselor (12) **Secretarial Division **General Affairs Division **Accounts Division **Policy Planning Division **Policy Evaluation and Public Relations Division **Management Office *Personnel and Pension Bureau (人事恩給局) **Director-General of the Personnel and Pension Bureau **Deputy Director-General of Personnel and Pension Bureau **General Affairs Division **Personnel Policy Division **Aged Personnel Policy Division **Pension Planning Division **Pension Examination Division **Pension Execution Division **Counselor (5) *Administrative Management Bureau (行政管理局) **Director-General of the Administrative Management Bureau **Planning and Coordination Division **Government Information Systems Planning Division **Director for Management (8) *Administrative Evaluation Bureau (行政評価局) **Director-General of the Administrative Evaluation Bureau **General Affairs Division **Administrative Counseling Division **Director for Policy Evaluation **Director for Evaluation and Inspection (9) *Local Administration Bureau (自治行政局) **Director-General of the Local Administration Bureau **Local Administration Division **Administration Improvement Division **Municipal Merger Promotion Division **Regional Policy Division **Regional Self-support Promotion Division **Local Public Service Personnel Department **Director-General of the Local Public Service Personnel Department **Local Public Service Personnel Division **Welfare Division **Election Department **Director-General of the Election Department **Election Division **Election Management Division **Political Funds Regulation Division *Local Public Finance Bureau (自治財政局) **Director-General of the Local Public Finance Bureau **Local Public Finance Division **Local Public Finance Coordination Division **Local Allocation Tax Division **Local Bond Division **Local Public Enterprise Division **Financial Management Division *Local Tax Bureau (自治税務局) **Director-General of the Local Tax Bureau **Local Tax Planning Division **Prefectural Tax Policy Division **Municipal Tax Planning Division **Fixed Property Tax Division *Global ICT Strategy Bureau (国際戦略局) **Director-General of the Global ICT Strategy Bureau **Director-General for International Affairs, Global ICT Strategy Bureau **ICT Strategy Policy Division **Technology Policy Division **Standardization Division **Space Communications Policy Division **International Policy Division **International Economic Affairs Division **International Cooperation Division **Counselor *Information and Communications Bureau (情報流通行政局) **Director-General of the Information and Communications Bureau **General Affairs Division **Promotion for Content Distribution Division **ICT Accessibility and Human Resources Development Division **Advanced Information Systems and Software Division **Regional Communications Development Division **Broadcasting Policy Division **Broadcasting Technology Division **Terrestrial Broadcasting Division **Satellite and International Broadcasting Division **Regional Broadcasting Division **Postal Services Policy Planning Department **Director-General of the Postal Services Policy Planning Department **Planning Division **Postal Policy Division **Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance Policy Division **Correspondence Delivery Business Division *Telecommunications Bureau (総合通信基盤局) **Director-General of the Telecommunications Bureau **General Affairs Division **Telecommunications Business Department **Director-General of the Telecommunications Business Department **Telecommunications Policy Division **Tariff and Telecommunications Access Policy Division **Computer Communications Division **Telecommunication Systems Division **Advanced Network Division **Telecommunications Consumer Policy Division **Radio Department **Director-General of the Radio Department **Radio Policy Division **Fixed Radio Communications Division **Land Mobile Communications Division **Mobile Satellite Communications Division **Electromagnetic Environment Division * Statistics Bureau (統計局) **Director-General of Statistics Bureau **General Affairs Division **Statistical Information Systems Division **Statistical Standards Department **Director-General of the Statistical Survey Department **Statistical Planning Division **International Statistical Affairs Division **Director for Statistical Clearance (3) **Statistical Survey Department **Director General of Department **Survey Planning Division **Population Census Division **Economic Statistics Division **Economic Structure Statistics Division **Consumer Statistics Division **Director General for Policy Planning **Director for Statistical Planning **Director for Statistical Clearance (3) **Director for International Statistical AffairsInstitutes and colleges
* Local Autonomy College (自治大学校) * Institute for Information and Communications Policy (情報通信政策研究所) * Statistical Research and Training Institute (統計研修所) * Fire and Dispute Management College (消防大学校)Special organizations
* Central Election Management Council (中央選挙管理会) * National Committee for the Management of Political Funds (政治資金適正化委員会) * Commissioner for Local Dispute Management (自治紛争処理委員) (Committee for Settling National-Local Disputes) * (closed 2016)External agencies
* Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission (公害等調整委員会) *See also
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