The Ministry of Internal Administration ( pt, Ministério da Administração Interna or ''MAI''), is the

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responsible for the

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, the

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, the electoral administration, the

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and the

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and

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affairs.

History

The ministry was created in 1736 by

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John V of Portugal Dom John V ( pt, João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 ...

as the Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom (''Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios Interiores do Reino''), later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom (''Ministério do Reino''). In 1910, after the establishment of the

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, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior (''Ministério do Interior''). In 1974, after the

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, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Internal Administration.

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Interior

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