Ministry of Economic Affairs

As a Ministry or Department of Commerce Ministry that a government is called in everyday language that perceives the agendas of economic policy. Because of the wide range of skills, which depending on government agreement can also come agendas for labor, transport, engineering or applied research, the department often has the reputation and the weight of a " super ministry ".

Important agendas

For economic policy in the strict sense mainly includes the areas of Industry ( Ministry of Industry ), Industry and Trade ( Ministry of Commerce ), further mining, structural policies and the organization of the market, in most cases the energy sector, especially if there is not a separate Department of Energy.

In a broader sense it includes all aspects of the economy:

  • Include the agendas of Technology ( Technology Department ) and Others Construction ( with housing and human settlements ), technical experimentation, civil engineers, land surveying, the calibration and the standard essence, while the technical schools and colleges usually ressortieren to the Ministry of Education and Transportation for infrastructure or Department of Transportation. Also, there is the management of public buildings in total ( Bautenministerium ) usually are in this department.
  • Is also the work department ( Ministry of Labour) integrated, comes, inter alia added: labor (unless the Justice Department ), the protection of workers, the Works Constitution and perhaps the nationalized industry, as well as matters of employment and unemployment (unless the Ministry of Social Affairs ).

Official Designations in German-speaking

The officially valid name of the responsible for economic and trade departments in the government of the State or country is usually longer and depends largely on the tasks and competence distribution. Therefore, it changes often in the course of government negotiations, if competencies between ministries are moved or certain aspects of professional competence should be particularly emphasized in the naming of the Ministry. This occurs primarily through changes in the form of government or a comprehensive change of government parties. The official name of " Ministry of Economy " has been changed very frequently for this reason, in Germany and in Austria, whereas in Switzerland rarer.

Germany

In Germany the name was responsible for business and commerce department officially called

To designate the individual state governments see also the respective State and the list of German Economy Minister and the list of current German country's economy minister.

Austria

In Austria was responsible for the economic and trade department officially called

To designate the individual state governments see the respective state.

Switzerland

In Switzerland was the responsible of Economy and Trade Department of the Federal Council officially called

Comparable departments in other states

  • Ministry of Commerce ( United States)
  • Secretaría de Economía, Mexico
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