The Ministry of Home Affairs, is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for public security, civil defense, electoral administration, road traffic safety, and immigration and refugee affairs.
The current minister is LuÃÂs Neves, who had previously served as National Director of the PolÃÂcia Judiciária. He replaced Maria Lúcia Amaral, who resigned in February 2026 in the wake of Storm Kristin.
The ministry was created in 1736 by King John V of Portugal as the Secretariat of State for the Interior Affairs of the Kingdom, later being known simply as the Ministry of the Kingdom.
In 1910, after the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic, the ministry was renamed Ministry of the Interior. In 1974, after the Carnation Revolution, it was again renamed, becoming the Ministry of Home Affairs.