Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire

Russian: Министерство внутренних дел Российской империи
Agency overview
Formed	September 1802, 08 (08-09-1802)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire
Dissolved	November 1917, 08 (08-11-1917)
Superseding agencies	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Republic Cheka
Jurisdiction	Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire
Headquarters	57, Fontanka River Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Ministers responsible	Viktor Kochubey, first Alexander Protopopov, last
Child agency	Police Department of Russia

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire (Russian: Министерство внутренних дел Российской империи) was the state executive authority of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire, which carried out administrative functions in the areas of state security, public security, law enforcement, leadership of local authorities, the fight against crime, protection of places of deprivation of liberty, the licensing system, and censorship in media and book publishing.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire concentrated in its hands a wide variety of tasks, both of the security police and the welfare police.