interior minister

Domestic affairs head

An interior minister is a cabinet-level government official responsible for domestic affairs—typically law enforcement, national security, immigration, and civil administration.

The position exists in most countries but not the United States, where these functions are divided among the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and others.

The interior minister announced new border security measures.

Opposites
domestic vs. foreign portfolio

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Head of diplomacy

foreign secretary · minister of foreign affairs · ambassador · secretary of state · trade minister

security/order vs. rights/liberties

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Official heading legal affairs

ombudsman

government insider vs. outside government

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Opposer of established systems

opposition leader · political prisoner · revolutionary · private citizen · civilian

Family

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