Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)

Ministry of Internal Affairs
of the Russian Federation
Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации
Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Ministry emblem
Ministry flag

Ministry headquarters in Moscow
Agency overview
Formed8 September 1802
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionPresident of Russia
HeadquartersZhitnaya St. 16, Yakimanka, Moscow, Russia
55°43′51″N 37°36′50″E / 55.73083°N 37.61389°E / 55.73083; 37.61389
Employees907,630 (2012)
Annual budget1192.2 billion roubles (FY 2011)[citation needed]
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Websiteen.mvd.ru

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; Russian: Министерство внутренних дел [МВД], Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del) is the interior ministry of Russia.

The MVD is responsible for law enforcement in Russia through its agencies the Police of Russia, Migration Affairs, Drugs Control, Traffic Safety, the Centre for Combating Extremism, and the Investigative Department. The MVD is headquartered in Zhitnaya Street 16 in Yakimanka, Moscow. Vladimir Kolokoltsev has been the Minister of Internal Affairs since 2012.