Ministry of Internal Affairs (Kiribati)

{{short description|Government ministry of Kiribati}}

{{Politics of Kiribati}}

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is a government ministry of Kiribati, headquartered in South Tarawa.{{cite web |url=http://www.president.gov.ki/ministry-of-internal-affairs/ |title=Ministry of Internal Affairs {{!}} President Anote Tong |website=www.president.gov.ki |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906172919/http://www.president.gov.ki/ministry-of-internal-affairs/ |archive-date=2014-09-06}}

The minister is responsible of:

• Local government
• Support services to Island Councils
• Decentralization
• Rural Development for all Islands except Line and Phoenix Islands,
• Electoral Commission and National Elections
• Community Development
• Police Services Communication and Improvement Fund
• Health Services Communication and Improvement Fund
• Cultural Affairs and Museum
• Village Bank
• Outer Island Development Program
• Liquor