in charge of the Federal Police, the Directorate State Protection and Intelligence Service, the EKO Cobra tactical unit as well as of the Federal Criminal Police Office. Beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Chancellery, the Ministry is also responsible for the matters of the Austrian states and municipalities, foundations and sovereign wealth funds. Organization The ministry consists of the minister of the interior and the general secretary, under whom there are four sections: the Central Administration, the Directorate General for the Public Security, Legal Affairs, IT and Services and Migration and International Affairs.. Its head and chief executive authority is the Minister of the Interior (Bundesminister), currently Gerhard Karner. Next in rank is the General secretary (Generalsekretär), currently Helmut Tomac, who serves as the agency's head of operations and second-highest-ranking official. See also List of Austrian Ministers of the Interior List of Austrian Ministers of Foreign Affairs Directorate General for the Public Security Federal Police Federal Criminal Office History of Austria Minister of Defense (Austria) Ministry of Finance (Austria) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Austria) Politics of Austria Chancellor of Austria President of Austria References External links (in German) 1848 establishments in the Austrian Empire Austria, Interior Austria Interior