Interior Secretary (Morra)

Nation
 Type
 Reports To
 Member of
 Formation

The **Secretary of State for Internal Affairs** (Dutch: **Staatssecretaris van Binnenlandse Zaken**), often known colloquially as the **Interior Secretary**, is the leader of the Ministry of the Interior and serves as the head of domestic policy for the Republic of Morra. Within government, the secretary of state for internal affairs is one of the most influential positions in the cabinet and is usually awarded to a senior member of the governing coalition. The office is also fourth in the presidential order of succession.

As with all other members of the cabinet, the secretary of state for internal affairs is appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the speaker of the National Assembly, though the president retains the power to reject a recommendation. The incumbent must be a sitting member of the National Assembly in order to hold office, but is not subject to any term limits for their position. Instead, they serve at the pleasure of the president, who has the power to unilaterally dismiss the secretary of state for interior affairs at any given point. Similarly, in the case of a presidential dismissal, the president is able to nominate a replacement member, who is then confirmed by a vote of the National Assembly; alternatively, the speaker may nominate a new candidate for office, who must be approved by the president. In the case of both channels for appointment occurring simultaneously, the speaker's candidate assumes office on a temporary basis until the president and speaker can agree on a new interior secretary. Prior to 2029 and the formation of the Republic of Morra, the president appointed all members of government by themselves.

The office of secretary of state for internal affairs was first created in October 2022, alongside all of the major cabinet level positions, during the first presidency of Werner Reinheart. Since the office's creation, there have been 7 people to hold office as secretary of state for internal affairs, 5 of whom held office following the formation of the National Assembly of Morra. The longest serving interior secretary was Henk Nijboer, who served for over 7 years across two non-consecutive periods in office since 2030; Nijboer is also the only individual to hold office non-consecutively. The shortest serving interior secretary was Alexander de Croo, who served for 59 days during the short-lived Thieme Ministry between November 2036 and February 2037. Lammert van Raan is the only interior secretary to have resigned from office, having quit over President Sunil Bakshi's plans to reconstitute the Corporate Republic of Dunsteen as the Republic of Morra, but was ultimately reinstated to the role several months later after serving in an acting position.

Between January 1, 2037 and February 20, 20237, the office of interior secretary absorbed the responsibilities of the justice secretary and education secretary, following the resignations of Geert Wilders and Marine Le Pen from their respective roles. From September 6, 2037 until November 3, 2037, the office of interior secretary absorbed the responsibilities of education secretary and health secretary after the withdrawal of the Worker's Political Alliance from government; the same posts were once again absorbed into the interior secretary's remit from Septmeber 2039 until January 2040.

## See Also

* President of Morra
* Vice President of Morra
* Speaker of the National Assembly of Morra