Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)

Ministry of Internal Affairs
of the Russian Federation
Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации; Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del Rossiyskoy Federatsii
	Ministry emblem
	Ministry flag
	; Ministry headquarters in Moscow
Agency overview
Formed	8 September 1802
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire (1802–1917); Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Republic (1917); People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the Russian SFSR (1917-1946); Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union (1946–1991);
Jurisdiction	President of Russia
Headquarters	Zhitnaya St. 16, Yakimanka, Moscow, Russia; 55°43′51″N 37°36′50″E
Employees	907,630 (2012)
Annual budget	1192.2 billion roubles (FY 2011)
Minister responsible	Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Internal Affairs;
Child agencies	Police of Russia; Investigative Department; Drugs Control; Migration Affairs;
Website	en.mvd.ru

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; Russian: Министерство внутренних дел [МВД], Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del) is the interior ministry of Russia.

The MVD is responsible for law enforcement in Russia through its agencies the Police of Russia, Migration Affairs, Drugs Control, Traffic Safety, the Centre for Combating Extremism, and the Investigative Department. The MVD is headquartered in Zhitnaya Street 16 in Yakimanka, Moscow. Vladimir Kolokoltsev has been the Minister of Internal Affairs since 2012.

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