Ministry of the Interior (Cuba)


The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Cuba, also known as MININT, is the Cuban government ministry which oversees the home affairs of Cuba. Its headquarter is in a building of Plaza de la Revolución, a central and famous square of Havana.

History

It was founded on June 6, 1961, replacing and expanding the old Ministry of the Interior, inherited by the Cuban Revolution from the previous governments.

Functions

The organs and structures that are part of the Minister fulfill functions of citizen security, and the establishment of the internal order. The MININT also includes various logistics agencies, force preparation, etc. In addition, it has commercial companies that provide security services as SEPSA, which include chain stores selling to the population.
The Ministry oversees the functions of security and public order through the National Revolutionary Police Force and the auxiliary body of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.
The MININT has its own teaching system, with several national schools and schools in the provinces. In Havana, it has a polytechnic institute, for the training of media technicians in specialties related to criminal and police investigation lines.

Ministers

† denotes people who died in office.