Ministry of the Interior (Peru)

Ministry of the Interior of Peru

Ministerio del Interior del Peru
Seal of Peru
Agency overview
Formed	April 30, 1873; 151 years ago (1873-04-30)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Peru
Headquarters	Lima
Agency executives	Minister of the Interior Juan Santiváñez [es]
Website	Official website

Politics of Peru
Constitution
Executive President of Peru Dina Boluarte Vice Presidents of Peru Vacant (1st) Vacant (2nd) Prime Minister of Peru Gustavo Adrianzén Cabinet Ministries
Legislature Congress of the Republic President Eduardo Salhuana
Judiciary Supreme Court of the Republic President Javier Arévalo Vela [es] Superior Courts of Justice Courts of First Instance Courts of Peace
Autonomies National Board of Justice Constitutional Court Public Ministry Office of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) Comptrollership General Financial superintendence (SBS) Central Reserve Bank
Elections Electoral system Electoral Processes (ONPE) Jury of Elections (JNE) National Registry (RENIEC)
Administrative divisions First level 24 departments, 1 constitutional province and 1 special regime province (25 regional governments and 1 Metropolitan Municipality) Second level 196 provinces (Provincial municipalities) Third level 1874 districts (District municipalities) Fourth level Populated centers of Peru
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Elmer Schialer [es] Diplomatic missions of / in Peru Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Peru portal Other countries
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The Ministry of the Interior (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior) of Peru is charged with administering the interior government of Peru as well managing National Police of Peru. As of 16 May 2024^[update], the minister is Juan Santiváñez [es].

• To plan, formulate, direct, control, and evaluate the policy of the sector
• To direct, conduct, coordinate, and supervise the actions of the interior government and immigration and naturalization as well as to control security services, weapons, munitions, and civil-use explosives
• To maintain and establish internal order and public order
• To prevent and combat delinquency, and to investigate crimes
• To ensure the vigilance and integrity of the nation's borders as well as to protect and maintain custody over public and private heritage
• To realize intelligence activities within the scope that the law entails
• Other functions that the law entails

To be a competent sector and to maintain levels of high productivity, to guarantee the populace freedom to exercise their fundamental rights and liberties, to protect democratic internal order, public order and the safety of the citizen, promoting the values of democracy, of culture, peace, and human rights.

• Official Website of the Ministry of the Interior