The Ministry of the Interior (Dundorfian: Ministerium des Innern) sometimes known as the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Dundorfian: Ministerium für innere Angelegenheiten)) is the interior ministry of the Dorvish state. It is headed by the Minister of the Interior, a member of the Council of Ministers who is appointed by the President of the Dorvish Republic and approved by the State Council. The modern Dorvish Ministry of the Interior has its roots in the 2000 referendum which created the Free Republic of Dorvik and traces its linage all the way back to the mid-18th century when the Ministry of the Interior was first created.