Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)

Ministry of Home Affairs
Kementerian Dalam Negeri
Arms of Ministry of Home Affairs
Flag of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945; 79 years ago (1945-08-19) as Department of Internal Affairs
Preceding Ministry
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Medan Merdeka Utara No. 7
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Key document
Websitewww.kemendagri.go.id

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesian: Kementerian Dalam Negeri; abbreviated as Kemendagri) is an interior ministry of the government of Indonesia responsible for matters of the state. The ministry was formerly known as the Department of Home Affairs (Departemen Dalam Negeri; Depdagri) until 2010 when the nomenclature of the Department of Home Affairs was changed to the Ministry of Home Affairs in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 3 of 2010 on the Nomenclature of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1]

The ministry – along with the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is explicitly mentioned in the constitution of Indonesia. Therefore, the ministry cannot be dissolved by the president.

According to Article 8 of the Constitution, in case that both the president and the vice president can no longer serve at the same time, the line of succession temporarily falls to a troika of the minister of foreign affairs, the minister of home affairs, and minister of defense who would govern concurrently until the succeeding president and vice president are elected by the People's Consultative Assembly within thirty days of the posts' vacancy.[2]

The ministry is headed by the minister of home affairs. Starting 23 October 2019, Tito Karnavian held this office.[3]

  1. ^ "Sejarah". Kementerian Dalam Negeri (in Indonesian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ Article 8 of The 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia  – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Kanavino Ahmad Rizqo (23 October 2019). "Tito Karnavian Jadi Mendagri, Fachrul Razi Menteri Agama" [Tito Karnavian becomes Home Minister, Fachrul Razi becomes Religious minister] (in Indonesian). Detik.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.