Department of the Interior & Environment

**Incumbent**Ansgard
*Since the 15th of August 2023*

The **Department of the Interior and Environment** is the Department responsible for domestic policy, civil service, public administration, elections, local governments, intelligence, internal relations, public security, and coastal protection.

## Roles

* Serve as the Chancellor’s main advisor on the natural resources of Adoria and the state of the environment.
* Regulate Adoria’s natural resources.
* Maintain national parks and reserves.
* Regulate waterway management.
* Oversee the leasing of Adorian public land and resources.
* Maintain national monuments.
* Regulate agricultural practices.
* Promote domestic agricultural production.

## History

Originally established during the Followerpar Era, the **Ministry of Interior**, and **Ministry of Environment**, existed separately. On 30 November 2019, Order 66 was officially adopted consolidating the Ministry of Environment into a department of the **Ministry of Interior, Environment & Agriculture**, ran by the Secretary of Environment and Agriculture. This would remain the standard for nearly 9 months, until 3 August 2020, when the Department of Environment and Agriculture was promoted into an independent **Ministry of Environment & Agriculture**. At the same time the **Ministry of Defence & Homeland Security** would be demoted to the **Ministry of Defence**, with Homeland security responsibilities being shifted to the Interior Ministry forming the **Ministry of Interior & Homeland Security**. Following the Siernuke it was swiftly re-established identically on 9 December 2020.

On 21 May 2022, the Ministerial powers bill v2 would be passed reorganizing the **Ministry of Interior & Homeland Security** and **Ministry of Justice & Public Administration** to exchange administration and homeland responsibilities becoming the **Ministry of Interior & Administration** and **Ministry of Justice & Homeland Security**. The changes would be implemented on 30 May 2022 to coincide with the formation of the 77th Government.

On 20 March 2023, the Executive Creation Act was passed reforming the Interior Ministry into the **Department of the Interior and Environment** but this would be vetoed by Matthew V for being too centralized in presidential power. On 28 March 2023, an amendment to the Executive Creation Act would be passed adding the chancellorship and vice chancellor. These changes would be accepted by Matthew V and on 6 April 2023, the **Ministry of Interior & Administration** would gain environmental responsibilities from the **Ministry of Rural Affairs** becoming the **Department of the Interior and Environment**.

## List of Secretaries of Interior & Environment

*For the old list of Minister of Interior please refer to this page: List of Ministers of Interior, Environment & Agriculture*

## Reference

1. ↑ Fired by the Prime Minister after cancelling elections within his party
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dropped from cabinet
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stepped down to serve as Prime Minister
4. ↑ Fired for inactivity
5. ↑ Moved to Minister of Industry and Commerce
6. ↑ Temporarily retired from politics for personal reasons
7. ↑ The position was briefly contested when a rival government was set-up following confusion over the state of the government. During this time Based\_Autocrat of The Conservative Party occupied the rival ministry.
8. ↑ Resigned under threat of lawsuit by GAltRight
9. ↑ Fired after his party requested Marc hold the position
10. ↑ Retired from politics after Adoria split between two servers
11. ↑ Assigned to the Justice Ministry
12. ↑ Stepped down due to disagreeing with the Prime Ministers leadership of his party, and time constraints
13. ↑ Temporary appointment
14. ↑ The Prime Minister attempted to appoint Ponderix, not realising that Ponderix had retired from all politics earlier that month
15. ↑ Resigned after backlash over his announcement to plan investigations into separatist groups, without having any clear motive to do so
16. ↑ fired by President Earthly on May 29th 2023 and replaced with Carlos Montiel until the President backtracked and undid this appointment 43 minutes later re-appointing MarceL.