Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)
| Bundesministerium des Innern | |
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| Formed | 24 December 1879 as the Reichsamt des Inneren 23 May 1949 in the current form |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Alt-Moabit 140 10557 Berlin 52°31′17″N 13°21′44″E / 52.52139°N 13.36222°E |
| Employees | 60,000 (subordinate agencies) 1,500 (ministry) |
| Annual budget | €18.458 billion (2021) |
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| Website | www |
The Federal Ministry of the Interior (German: Bundesministerium des Innern, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm dɛs ˈʔɪnɐn ʔʊnt fyːɐ̯ ˈhaɪmaːt] ⓘ; abbreviated BMI) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its main office is in Berlin, with a secondary seat in Bonn. The current minister is Nancy Faeser. It is comparable to the UK Home Office or a combination of the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Justice, because both manage several law enforcement agencies. The BMI is tasked with the internal security of Germany. To fulfill this responsibility it maintains, among other agencies, the two biggest federal law enforcement agencies in Germany, the Federal Police (including the GSG 9) and the Federal Criminal Police Office. It is also responsible for the federal domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.