The Ministry of Internal Affairs of

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() is one of the thirteen ministries of the

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. It is the main executive body responsible for the

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History

During the Moldavian Democratic Republic, Vladimir Cristi served as Director General for Internal Affairs. The Ministry was created upon cessation by

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which was part of

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in 1940. On 8 August 1940 The Government of

has announced creation of

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. ...

Internal affairs organization that was responsible public order and state secret service in newly created Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. After the

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now with permanent soviet occupation local organization of

on 26 March 1946 changes name to Ministry of Internal Affairs thus being direct inherit to current Ministry of Internal Affairs of

. On 18 December 1990 the Parliament of newly Independent Moldovan Republic adopted law in relation to name of police (Poliţia) instead of

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. Among the departments of the Ministry are the General Division of State Guard, the Division of Information and Operative Evidence and the Department of Public order.

Ministers

Structure

The ministry has the following organizational structure: *Cabinet of the Minister *Directorate of Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation *Directorate of Policies in the Field of Public Order and Security *Directorate for Crime Prevention and Fight *Directorate for International Cooperation *Directorate of Policies in Integrated State Border Management Field *Directorate of Policies in Migration and Asylum *Directorate of Policies in Crisis Management and Emergency Situations field *Directorate of Staff Policies and Education *Policy Service in the field of population and citizenship evidence *Policy Service in the field of state material reserves *Special Issues Service *Internal Audit Service *Directorate of Institutional Management *Juridical department *Human Resources Department *Financial-Administrative Department *Department of Document Management *Information and communication service with the media

Subordinate institutions

General Police Inspectorate The General Police Inspectorate ( ro, Inspectoratul General al Poliției, IGP) is the national civilian police force of the Republic of Moldova. It is a state institution subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Moldova), Ministry of Inte ...

Moldovan Border Police The Moldovan Border Police also commonly known as the Moldovan Frontier Police is the official paramilitary border guard of the Republic of Moldova. It is currently a department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) and exercises its powers an ...

*General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations * Department of Carabineer Troops *The Migration and Asylum Bureau *Information Technology Service *Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service *Operational Leading and Inspection Service *

Ștefan cel Mare Police Academy The Ştefan cel Mare Police Academy ( ro, Academia "Ștefan cel Mare" a Ministerului Afacerilor Interne) is the police academy of Moldova. It is named after Stephen III of Moldavia, who ruled the country as Voivode (Prince) from 1457 and 1504. It ...

*Medical Service *Central Sports Club "Dinamo" *Material Reserves Agency

References

External links

Official websiteGeneral Police InspectorateMoldovan Border PoliceGeneral Inspectorate for Emergency SituationsDepartment of Carabineer TroopsMigration and Asylum BureauȘtefan cel Mare AcademyCentral Sports ClubMaterial Reserves Agency
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