The Minister of the Interior (Italian: ''Ministro dell'Interno'') in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
is one of the most important positions in the
Italian Council of Ministers and leads the
Ministry of the Interior
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
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. The current Minister is prefect
Matteo Piantedosi
Matteo Piantedosi (born 20 April 1963) is an Italian civil servant and politician serving as the minister of the interior in the Meloni Cabinet since 22 October 2022. An independent politician, Piantedosi is close to Lega's leader Matteo Salvini ...
, appointed on 22 October 22 in the
Meloni Cabinet
The Meloni government is the 68th government of the Italian Republic, the first led by the president of Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, who is also the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of Italy. The government was announced on ...
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The Minister of the Interior is responsible for internal security and the protection of the constitutional order, for civil protection against disasters and terrorism, for displaced persons and administrative questions. It is host to the Standing Committee of Interior Ministers and also drafts all passport, identity card, firearms, and explosives legislation.
The Interior Minister is political head for the administration of internal affairs. They control the
State police
State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction o ...
, the
Vigili del Fuoco
The Vigili del Fuoco is Italy's institutional agency for fire and rescue service. It is part of the Ministry of Interior's ''Dipartimento dei Vigili del Fuoco, del Soccorso Pubblico e della Difesa Civile'' (Department of Firefighters, Public Re ...
, and the prefects. The minister therefore sits on the
High Council of Defence.
List of Italian Ministers of Interior
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