Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)

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Ministry of Home Affairs
Kementerian Dalam Negeri
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Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945;79 years ago (1945-08-19) as Department of Internal Affairs
Preceding Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Medan Merdeka Utara No. 7
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Key document
Website www.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]

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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]

History

The Indonesian Department of Home of Affairs traces its origin to the Departement van Binnenlands Bestuur of the Dutch East Indies Government. Its main function was to oversee police force, transmigration, and agrarian matters. It existed until 1942, the year of the Japanese invasion. During the Japanese occupation (1942-1945) the name was changed to Naimubu (内務部). Its function was expanded to oversee religious, social, health, education, pedagogic, and cultural matters. Naimubu maintained its operations from its office at Jalan Sagara no. 7 Djakarta until 1945. [4] On 19 August 1945 Naimubu was split into several departments:

The Department of Home Affairs was the first government department established under the Presidential Cabinet of Indonesia following independence. Due to changes of political situation and the constitution, the department was renamed several times. The nomenclature "Departemen Dalam Negeri" (Department of Home Affairs) was changed to "Kementerian Dalam Negeri" (Ministry of Home Affairs) in 2010. [4]

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the ministry are the formulation, determination and implementation of policies related to political and general governance; regional autonomy; development of regional and village administration and matters of governance; regional development and finance as well as demographics and civil records. it also reviews laws passed by provincial legislatures. The home affairs minister officially inaugurates elected provincial governors on behalf of the president. [5] [6]

If both the president and the vice president are unable to carry out their duties, Article 8 of the Constitution states that they are replaced by a three-person team comprising the minister of foreign affairs, minister of home affairs and minister of defence pending the selection of a president and vice-president by the People's Consultative Assembly within thirty days. [7] [8]

Organization

Based on Presidential Regulation No. 114/2021 on the Ministry of Home Affairs, as well as Home Minister Regulation No. 137/2022 on the Organization and Administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the ministry is organized into the following: [6]

Executive

Directorates General

Secretariat

Secretariat General (Indonesian : Sekretariat Jenderal) is headed by a Secretary General, tasked with providing administrative support for all units within the ministry. It consisted of 8 bureaus:

Inspectorate

Inspectorate General (Indonesian : Inspektorat Jenderal) is headed by an Inspector General, tasked with internal supervision over all units within the ministry.

Agencies

Advisory Staffs

See also

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References

  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.
  4. 1 2 "SEJARAH" [HISTORY]. Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs (in Indonesian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Butt & Lindsey 2012, pp. 122, 124.
  6. 1 2 Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 114 Tahun 2021 tentang Kementerian Dalam Negeri [Presidential Decree No. 114/2021 on Ministry of Home Affaris](PDF) (Presidential Decree 114) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia. 2021.
  7. ↑ Butt & Lindsey 2012, p. 56.
  8. ↑ Article 8 of The 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia  – via Wikisource.

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