| Agency Name: | Ministry of Public Security |
| Nativename A: | ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ |
| Formed: | 5 April 1961 |
| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Headquarters: | Vientiane |
| Employees: | (unknown) |
| Budget: | (unknown) |
| Chief1 Name: | Gen. Vilay Lakhamfong |
| Chief1 Position: | Minister |
| Chief2 Name: | Lt. Gen Kongthong Phongvichith |
| Chief2 Position: | Deputy Minister |
| Website: | http://www.laosecurity.gov.la |
The Ministry of Public Security (Lao language: ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) is the ministry of the interior of Laos.
The Ministry of Public Security comprizes several "branches of service", which include the local police, traffic police, immigration police, security police (including border police), and other armed police units. The current minister is Lieutenant General Vilay Lakhamfong.
In order to increase its capacity to address issues such as the illegal drugs trade and human trafficking, the Ministry of Public Security has established working relations with a number of foreign government agencies and international organisations, including UNODC and UNICEF.
The security forces subjected to the ministry have occasionally been accused of human rights violations.[1] Their persecution of Christians in Laos is among the heaviest in the world.[2] Particularly, members of the Hmong ethnic group have been subject to violence by security forces.