Ministry of Internal Affairs (Montenegro)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Montenegrin: Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova Crne Gore) is a Ministry in the Government of Montenegro, tasked with oversight and strategic planning of law enforcement apparatus in Montenegro, including budgetary oversight and internal affairs, as well as direct control over disaster relief and emergency situations management, maintaining citizen, vehicle and firearms databases, issuance of ID cards, passports, driving and firearms licences. It also has certain jurisdiction over border security management, and operates police aviation unit.
Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova | |
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Formed | 1831 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Montenegro |
Headquarters | Podgorica |
Agency executive |
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Website | mup.gov.me |
History
Historically, Ministry was the main arm of law enforcement and state intelligence of Montenegro. However, in 2005 the intelligence arm split and became and independent agency, while law enforcement became fully operationally independent, as Police Administration of Montenegro.
Ministers of Interior Affairs, since 2006
Name (Birth–Death) |
Party | Term of Office | ||
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Jusuf Kalamperović (1959-) |
SDP | 21 May 2006 | 10 June 2009 | |
Ivan Brajović (1962-) |
SDP | 10 June 2009 | 4 December 2012 | |
Raško Konjević (1979-) |
SDP | 4 December 2012 | 12 May 2016 | |
Goran Danilović (1971-) |
Demos | 12 May 2016 | 28 November 2016 | |
Mevludin Nuhodžić (1959-) |
DPS | 28 November 2016 | Present |