Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom RelationsGovernment

The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Dutch: Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties) is a principal government ministry of the Netherlands. It is tasked with upholding the Constitution, overseeing public administration, democratic institutions, and civil service, as well as managing relations with the autonomous Caribbean countries within the Kingdom. Originally established in 1798 during the Batavian Republic as the Department for Internal Policy and Water Works, it adopted its present name in 1998 when responsibility for Caribbean kingdom affairs was incorporated.