Commissioner

A commissioner (from Latin commissary = " Agent" ), in the south of the German -language area also commissioner ( commissaire of French ), is one of a client with a matter or task or by command officer, deputy in perception of official duties. Different clients and orders create functions that are often given the title. So and it never did, for example, the Royal Commissioners, county, district, civil, police, politicians and government commissioners.

The term stands for Latin: Commissioners = " send ", " instruct " and is available in both senses of the word today to understand Commission: As a person, the representative is in a body, or in provisional task perception acts as a commission agent. In this sense, the term Commissioner is to be understood ( EU government member).

Acting officiate

In politics, administration and economy and any organizations (eg associations ) responsibility may be temporarily or provisionally transferred to individual persons; For example, the failure of a responsible carrier by serious disease. This is called, for example, of a " provisional head of department" or a " provisional district ". If necessary, this must be also in the business ( in the signature with service function ) is displayed, in order to emphasize that the person in question, although interim basis, tasked with the conduct of current business, but is not authorized to make long-term decisions.

Today's designations

  • Police Commissioner rsp. Kriminalkommissar are official titles of the higher civil service in the Police of the Federal Republic of Germany. They are assigned to the police or the judicial police. Many television series, such as " The Commissioner " have meant that in the German language under a Commissioner ( senior ) investigators of the Criminal Investigation is understood. The official designations of the German police in the upscale service are: Polizei-/Kriminalkommissar, Upper commissioner, commissioner - general and chief Polizei-/Kriminalhauptkommissar.
  • In the German customs administration is a Customs Commissioner of the head of a customs Commissariat.
  • In the European Union, the members of the Commission are colloquially referred to as commissioners. The function is roughly comparable to that of a minister in a government.
  • Commissioners are listed in Switzerland and southern Germany, agents of sports organizations.
  • In the provinces of the Netherlands, the Chairman of the Cabinet ( Gedeputeerde Staten ) bears the title of Royal Commissioner ( van de Koningin Commissaris ). His rank is roughly equivalent to that of a Governor.
  • Commissaires - priseurs hot in France, the people who are out of the notaries, bailiffs and registered commodity broker entitled to the holding of auctions. Your points are negotiable.
  • Commissaires de Police are called in France ( senior ) investigators of the Criminal Investigation Department.
  • Commissioner is of a consul corresponding rank, hold the diplomats of a Commonwealth country in another Commonwealth country. However, the official offices of the Commissioners hot Consulates and not commissions - in contrast to the high commissions.

In the Austrian police there - contrary to many a TV series - no rank " Commissioner ". However, there are officials of the legally qualified service that bear the official title of commissioner and commissioner top. However, these are police lawyers whose mission spectrum with the Commissioners in Germany is only partially congruent. The duties of the commissioners will be perceived as a rule of inspectors, but also by officers.

Historic designations

  • In the army of the German Empire used to be a war commissioner, who took care of meals and transportation of troops.
  • In the Austrian army and navy Commissioner was as much as paymaster.
  • In the former Soviet Union at the time of Lenin and Stalin, the name given to government ministers has been used in the form of a People's Commissar.
  • See, for political commissar in the Red Army (also political commissars ): political officer and the Commissioner orders of Hitler
  • In the German Empire (1871-1945), the term became Reich Commissioner Chairperson of Empire governments or authorities of the Reich used. Reich commissioners were appointed to key government locations or large civilian territories with powers to perform complex administrative tasks.
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