What is "secretary of the interior"

Interior \In*te"ri*or\, n.

1. That which is within; the internal or inner part of a thing; the inside.

2. The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom.

   Department of the Interior, that department of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc.; that department of the government of a country which is specially charged with the internal affairs of that country; the home department.

   Secretary of the Interior, the cabinet officer who, in the United States, is at the head of the Department of the Interior.

The Secretary of the Interior may refer to:

• The United States Secretary of the Interior
• The Secretario de Gobernación Secretary of the Interior (Mexico)