Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministério da Administração Interna
Logo of the ministry
Flag of the minister
Headquarters of the ministry in Lisbon
Ministry overview
Formed	1736 (1736)
Preceding Ministry	Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom Ministry of the Kingdom Ministry of the Interior
Type	Interior ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Portugal
Headquarters	Praça do Comércio, Lisbon, Portugal 38°42′29.556″N 9°8′6.8784″W / 38.70821000°N 9.135244000°W / 38.70821000; -9.135244000
Ministry executives	Vacant, Minister of Home Affairs Telmo Correia, Secretary of State for Home Affairs Rui Rocha, Secretary of State for Civil Protection
Child Ministry	Civil Protection
Website	portugal.gov.pt

The Ministry of Home Affairs,^[1][a] is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for public security, civil defense, electoral administration, road traffic safety, and immigration and refugee affairs.

Currently, its responsibilities are temporarily held by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, after Maria Lúcia Amaral resigned in February 2026, in the wake of Storm Kristin^[2].

The ministry was created in 1736 by King John V of Portugal as the Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom,^[b] later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom.^[c]

In 1910, after the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior.^[d] In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Home Affairs.