Senate of Bremen

The Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the national government of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and at the same time highest executive organ of belonging to the city of Bremen. The Government of the Municipality of Bremerhaven is the magistrate.

To that resulting from the Council's rule of the medieval feudal system pre-democratic Senate of Bremen, see also the article → History of the City of Bremen: 1850 until 1899.

Senate

The Senate is the Government of the State of Bremen and the city of Bremen. The Citizenship ( state parliament ) elects the President of the Senate and the individual senators for the duration of its term. At the suggestion of the Senate citizenship selects government councils as other members of the Senate. Since 1995 of / Agents to the Federal Government as a State Member of the Senate. The members of the Senate can not simultaneously be citizens deputies.

The President of the Senate and one to be selected by the Senate deputy to the description mayor.

The President of the Senate and Mayor corresponds to the Prime Minister in other states, senators and ministers the Councils of State Secretaries of State to other states

In contrast to the Prime Minister, the President of the Senate does not have the formal right to determine policy guidelines. The Senate is a collegial body, which shall act by a simple majority. Only in the case of equality of votes the President shall have.

The senatorial departments (ministries ) are called " The Senator for ... ". Women in office Senator use the title " Senator ", their agencies are called " The Senator for ... ".