Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI)
Agency overview
Formed	24 December 1879 (144 years ago) (1879-12-24) as the Reichsamt des Inneren 23 May 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-05-23) in the current form
Jurisdiction	Government of Germany
Headquarters	Alt-Moabit 140 10557 Berlin 52°31′17″N 13°21′44″E / 52.52139°N 13.36222°E / 52.52139; 13.36222
Employees	60,000 (subordinate agencies)[1] 1,500 (ministry)
Annual budget	€18.458 billion (2021)[2]
Minister responsible	Nancy Faeser, Federal Minister of the Interior and for Community
Agency executives	Mahmut Özdemir, Parliamentary State Secretary Johann Saathoff, Parliamentary State Secretary Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary
Child agencies	Federal Police Federal Office for Migration and Refugees Federal Criminal Police Office Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Federal Office of Administration Technisches Hilfswerk Federal Statistical Office of Germany Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance Federal Office for Information Security Federal Agency for Civic Education Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior Federal Institute of Sport Science Federal Institute for Population Research
Website	https://www.bmi.bund.de/EN/home/home_node.html

The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (German: Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, German pronunciation: [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm dɛs ˈɪnəʁn ʊnt fyːɐ̯ ˈhaɪ̯maːt] ^ⓘ, abbreviated BMI, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its main office is in Berlin, with a secondary seat in Bonn. The current minister is Nancy Faeser. It is comparable to the UK Home Office or a combination of the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Justice, because both manage several law enforcement agencies. The BMI is tasked with the internal security of Germany. To fulfill this responsibility it maintains, among other agencies, the two biggest federal law enforcement agencies in Germany, the Federal Police (including the GSG 9) and the Federal Criminal Police Office. It is also responsible for the federal domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.