Bureau of Home Affairs

Bureau of Home Affairs

Current Head: Bentxamì Puntmasleu

Function: Oversees Cestour relations and Talossan involvement and affairs within the Greater Talossan Area.

The Bureau of Home Affairs (Talossan: El Büreu dels Afaes Înphätseschti, pronounced [əɫ ˈbyɾɪʊ̯ dəɫz‿ɐˈfaɪ̯s ɨnˈfæt͡seʃtʲ] or [əw ˈbyɾɪʊ̯ ðəwz‿ɐˈfaɪ̯s ɨnˈfæt͡seʃtʲ]), statutorily under the the Ministry of Culture (Lexh.D.2.7.1) but reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 3 November 2023/XLIV, is responsible for the order and well-being of the homeland and its environs. It provides a public presence in or near the Greater Talossan Area, and assists in the organization of official events held therein, and sees to any needs of the cestours (non-citizen residents) that merit attention by the government of Talossa.

The Bureau of Home Affairs maintains the National Registry of Organizations, Communities, and Landmarks.

History

The Ministry of Home Affairs, the preceding agency of the Bureau, was established on 18 April 2007/XXVIII in the First La Mha Cabinet. The rationale behind its establishment was "...the Home Ministry will be very cool, and our first Home Minister will hopefully get the chance to meet a lot of Talossans making the Haxh, and organize events (like a nice cool Living Cosâ) in the GTA, and will do an amazing job encouraging Cestours to become full citizens of their home country." Don Deutschmann was appointed its first minister.

In the 2010s, the Ministry, and later the Bureau, consisted of two departments. The Department of Provincial Affairs was led by the "Determined Provincialist". Sevastáin Pinátsch served in this capacity from 20 June 2014/XXXV. The Department of Cestour Affairs was responsible for seeing that the interests of Cestours received the proper attention of the government. It was led by the "National Pacifier" (Piaçateir Naziunal), who was assisted by bureaucrats known as Binkies (C'huescours). Scott Tucker served as National Pacifier from 23 July 2012/XXXIII.

On 20 September 2014/XXXV, the Ministry of Home Affairs (along with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Immigration was reformed as a bureau of the newly establish Ministry of the Interior. In merging the three aforementioned ministries, the First Da Schir Cabinet fulfilled a plank of the Liberal Congress platform. The "It's the Immigration, Stupid" Act (56RZ12), passed on 6 February 2022/XLIII, abolished the Ministry of the Interior and transferred authority of the Bureau of Home Affairs to the Ministry of Culture. On 3 November 2023/XLIV, SeneschalBråneu Excelsio decreed that the Bureau would report to the Ministry of Home Affairs under is government.

List of Ministers

Minister	From	To	Cabinet
Don Deutschmann	18 April 2007/XXVIII	21 January 2008/XXIX	La Mha I
Vincent Whitacre	21 January 2008/XXIX	30 July 2009/XXX	La Mha II, Ventrutx
Peter van Peursem	30 July 2009/XXX	25 April 2010/XXXI	Canun
Ieremiac'h Ventrutx	25 April 2010/XXXI	29 January 2011/XXXII	Davinescu
Litz Cjantscheir	29 January 2011/XXXII	29 October 2011/XXXII	Cjantscheir I
Bradley Holmes	29 October 2011/XXXII	23 July 2012/XXXIII	Cjantscheir II
Dan Meriula	23 July 2012/XXXIII	11 January 2013/XXXIV	La Mha III, Da Chilseu
Munditenens-Txec Patritz da Biondeu	11 January 2013/XXXIV	18 July 2013/XXXIV	Da Chilseu, Dal Nordselva
Dan Meriula	18 July 2013/XXXIV	24 January 2014/XXXV	Dal Nordselva
Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h	24 January 2014/XXXV	19 September 2014/XXXV	Da Dhi

List of Bureau Chiefs

Note: This list is incomplete.

Director	From	To	Title
Munditenens-Txec Patritz da Biondeu	27 July 2015/XXXVI		Deputy Minister
Iac Marscheir	29 July 2018/XXXIX		Deputy Minister
vacant	3 August 2018/XXXIX		n/a
Bentxamì Puntmasleu	3 November 2023/XLIV	present	Director