Parliamentary State Secretaries

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Parliamentary State Secretaries are politically appointed members of the German Bundestag who assist federal ministers, represent them in parliament, and help coordinate the ministry’s legislative and political work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
appliesToJurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
appointedBy Federal Chancellor of Germany NERFINISHED
Federal Government of Germany NERFINISHED
appointedOnProposalOf federal minister
assists federal minister
belongsToCategory Political office-holders in Germany
Positions of the German federal government
canBeDismissedBy Federal Chancellor NERFINISHED
Federal President on proposal of the Federal Chancellor
coordinates ministry’s legislative work
ministry’s political work
country Germany NERFINISHED
distinctFrom Beamteter Staatssekretär
Civil Service State Secretary
GermanName Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin
Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär
hasDuty answering parliamentary questions on behalf of the ministry
negotiating with parliamentary groups on legislation
supporting coordination within the federal cabinet on ministry issues
hasPluralForm Parliamentary State Secretaries
hasRank junior ministerial level
introducedInPractice second half of the 20th century in Germany
isCivilServantPosition false
isPoliticallyAppointed true
legalBasis German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) – governmental practice NERFINISHED
federal government organizational decisions
memberOf parliamentary majority or governing coalition in most cases
officeHolderMustBeMemberOf Bundestag NERFINISHED
participatesIn Bundestag committee meetings
Bundestag plenary sessions
partOf Federal Government of Germany NERFINISHED
German federal ministries
reportsTo federal minister heading the ministry
represents federal minister in the Bundestag
federal ministry in parliamentary debates
requires mandate in the German Bundestag
responsibleFor explaining ministry policy in parliament
parliamentary liaison of the ministry
presenting government bills in the Bundestag
subordinateTo federal minister
termLength linked to term of office of the federal government
usedIn federal ministries such as Finance, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and others
worksAt federal ministry headquarters

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Federal Ministry of the Interior hasStateSecretary Parliamentary State Secretaries