Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (formerly the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, German: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie) is a Federal Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was founded 1949 as the Federal Ministry of the Economy. It was combined in May 1971 with the Federal Ministry of Finance to make the Federal Ministry of Economics and Finance. This joining only lasted until December 1972. In 1998 the technology area of the Ministry of Research and Development was given to the ministry so that it was called Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. It was joined with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to make the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour between 2002 and 2005. The new Federal Government of Angela Merkel split the two areas so that there is a Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology again. History The ministry has had many names 1917-1919 - Reichswirtschaftsamt the Reich Economy Office 1919-1945 - the Reich Ministry of Trade and Commerce 1946-1949 - the Administration Office for the Economy 1949-1998 - the Federal Ministry of Economics 1998-2002 - the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology 2002-2005 - the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour 2005-2013 - Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology 2013-2021 - Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy since 2021 - Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Structure of the ministry To do its job, the ministry is divided into nine departments, the central division deals with administration, the other divisions deal with a certain area of policy. There are also some independent agencies which report to the ministry Ministry divisions Z - Central division E - European Affairs I - Economic policy II - Middle class policy III - Energy policy IV - Industrial policy V - International Economic policy VI - Communication and post policy VII - Technology policy Authorities Federal cartel office - BKartA, Bonn Federal Office of Economy and Export Control - BAFA, Eschborn, Bochum Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways Federal Network Agency - BNetzA, Bonn Federal Agency for Foreign Trade - bfai, Cologne Federal Institute of Materials Research and Examination - BAM, Berlin Physical technological Federal Institute - PTB, Brunswick, Berlin Federal Institute of Geowissenschaften and raw material - BGR, Hanover, Berlin Federal Ministers Economics 1949 to 1998 (1971/72: Federal Ministry of Economics and Finance) 1949-1963: Ludwig Erhard, independent 1963-1966: Kurt Schmücker, CDU 1966-1972: Karl Schiller, SPD 1972: Helmut Schmidt, SPD 1972-1977: Hans Friedrichs, FDP 1977-1982: Otto Graf Lambsdorff, FDP 1982: Manfred Lahnstein, SPD 1982-1984: Otto Graf Lambsdorff, FDP 1984-1988: Martin Bangemann, FDP/DVP 1988-1991: Helmut Hausmann, FDP/DVP 1991-1993: Jürgen Möllemann, FDP 1993-1998: Günter Rexrodt, FDP The ministry had many junior ministers, one who has gone on to a more important political job is Norbert Lammert, CDU, who was parliamentary permanent secretary between 1994 and 1997. Lammert became President of the Bundestag in 2005 Of the ministry's top civil servants, called the "established permanent secretary", Klaus von Dohnanyi is best known. He was established permanent secretary in 1968 and 1969. He is a famous economist and was First Mayor of Hamburg Federal Minister for Economy and Technology 1998 to 2002 1998-2002: Werner Müller, independent Federal Minister for Economics and Labour 2002 to 2005 2002-2005: Wolfgang Clement, SPD Federal Minister for Economics and Technology since 2005 2005-2009: Michael Glos, CSU 2009: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, CSU 2009-2011: Rainer Brüderle, FDP 2011-2013: Philipp Rösler, FDP Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, since 2013 2013-2017: Sigmar Gabriel, SPD 2017-2018: Brigitte Zypries, SPD 2018-2021: Peter Altmaier, CDU 2021-: Robert Habeck, Grüne Headquarters The main headquarters of the ministry is in Invalidenstraße in Berlin-Mitte. It is number of buildings which used to be the Kaiser Wilhelm academy (armed forces medical school) and the old hospital. The second headquarters of the ministry is the old Gallwitz barracks in Bonn-Duisdorf. References