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, ) 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 Schmucker, 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: Jurgen Mollemann, FDP
1993-1998: Gunter 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 Muller, 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 Bruderle, FDP
2011-2013: Philipp Rosler, 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, Grune
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.
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