Committees of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament
The committees of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament act within the framework of the mandates given to them by the state parliament and make recommendations for resolutions to the state parliament plenum. In addition, the technical committees have their own specialist competence based on the appointment decision. In this context, they can deal with matters from their area of responsibility and make recommendations to the state parliament.
In the constituent meeting of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament on May 18, 2016, the newly elected 17th state parliament decided to provisionally adopt the rules of procedure for the 16th electoral term with changes. The changes concerned a. the size and composition of the technical committees. The specialist committees were reduced from 13 to 12 members (Section 72 (1) Clause 1 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure).
Budget and Finance Committee
tasks
The Budget and Finance Committee is responsible for those policy areas for which the Ministry of Finance is responsible. He controls the work of the ministry and advises on the bills and applications from its portfolio. In addition, he is responsible for advising the state budget, which is drawn up for either one or two years.
The budget law and budget are the basis of all state activity in the respective budget year. Their adoption is therefore one of the most important tasks of the state parliament.
The Budget and Finance Committee is also involved in the implementation of the budget. So z. For example, the land will only sell land above a certain value if the budget and finance committee agrees. To monitor the implementation, the committee receives a series of reports from the state government (e.g. budget report, financial aid report, participation report, derivative report).
In the discharge procedure of the state government under Article 120 of the state constitution, the committee examines the government's annual accounts, in particular on the basis of the reports of the state audit office, and prepares a detailed recommendation for the state parliament.
In preparation, the Budget and Finance Committee makes use of its permanent sub-committee: the Audit Committee.
Other topics of the Budget and Finance Committee include:
- the remuneration of employees and officials in the country
- social housing promotion
- the state building construction
- the building regulations and planning law.
Members
Chairman: Thomas Wansch (SPD)
Deputy. Chairman: Adolf Weiland (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Martin Haller , Anna Köbberling , Alexander Schweitzer , Thomas Wansch | Johannes Klomann , Jochen Hartloff , Jens Guth Bettina Brück , Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel |
| CDU | Bernhard Henter , Julia Klöckner , Gerd Schreiner , Adolf Weiland | Gordon Schnieder , Martin Brandl , Gabriele Wieland , Hans-Josef Bracht |
| AfD | Uwe Junge | Matthias Joa |
| FDP | Thomas Roth | Marco Weber |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Bernhard Braun | Daniel Koebler |
Audit Commission
tasks
The Audit Commission is a standing subcommittee of the Budget and Finance Committee. He prepares its resolutions in the procedure for the discharge of the state government and the audit office. The basis for advice is the state government's budget account and balance sheet as well as the annual report of the state audit office.
The commission consists of 7 members. The chairs of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Audit Commission must belong to different political groups.
Members
Chairman: Adolf Weiland (CDU)
Deputy Chairman: Thomas Wansch (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Anna Köbberling , Thomas Wansch | Martin Haller |
| CDU | Gerd Schreiner , Adolf Weiland | Gabriele Wieland , Bernhard Henter |
| AfD | Uwe Junge | Matthias Joa |
| FDP | Thomas Roth | Marco Weber |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Bernhard Braun | Andreas Hartenfels |
Home Committee
tasks
The Interior Committee deals primarily with questions of traditional domestic policy, such as local politics, internal security and civil protection and disaster control, but also advises, for example, on the further development of data protection or the modernization of the state administration, for example in the context of eGovernment.
Its responsibilities largely correspond to those of the Ministry of the Interior and for Sport, which requires a wide range of tasks. Bills in key policy areas such as hazard prevention law or municipal and administrative reform are discussed by the Interior Committee. In addition, the range of tasks extends from general administrative procedural law to the public service, gun law, nationality law, association and assembly law, Sunday and public holiday law, sports and leisure policy, surveying and geographic information to spatial development and regional planning.
Members
Chairman: Michael Hüttner (SPD)
Deputy Chairman: Matthias Joa (AfD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Jens Guth , Michael Hüttner , Hans Jürgen Noss , Heike Scharfenberger , Wolfgang Schwarz | Tanja Machalet , Benedikt Oster , Astrid Schmitt Nico Steinbach , Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund |
| CDU | Anke Beilstein , Matthias Lammert , Alexander Licht , Ralf Seekatz | Gordon Schnieder , Michael Wäschenbach , Dirk Herber |
| AfD | Matthias Joa | Heribert Friedmann |
| FDP | Monika Becker | Thomas Roth |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Pia Schellhammer | Andreas Hartenfels |
Social Policy Committee
tasks
The Social Policy Committee controls the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Demography within the scope of its remit and advises on draft laws and applications in this area.
The topics of the committee include in particular
- labor law and labor market policy, social, technical and medical occupational safety,
- social security, poverty reduction and debt counseling,
- the inclusion of people with disabilities including the right to severely disabled persons and the right to social compensation,
- vocational and social rehabilitation.
Members
Chairman: Timo Böhme (AfD)
Deputy Chairman: Daniel Köbler (BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Kathrin Anklam-Trapp , Jens Guth , Tanja Machalet , Lothar Rommelfanger , Sven Teuber | Anke Simon , Marc Ruland , Jörg Denninghoff Fredi Winter , Heiko Sippel |
| CDU | Dirk Herber , Gerd Schreiner , Hedi Thelen | Elfriede Meurer , Christian Baldauf , Gabriele Wieland |
| AfD | Timo Böhme | Matthias Joa |
| FDP | Steven Wink | Marco Weber |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Daniel Koebler | Eveline Lemke |
Committee on Health, Nursing and Demography
tasks
The Committee for Health, Nursing and Demography controls the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Demography and advises on draft laws and applications in this area.
The topics of the committee include in particular
- health policy including health promotion, public health services and disease control,
- care policy and long-term care insurance,
- the healing and nursing professions,
- the hospital system (hospital law, hospital planning and hospital financing),
- psychiatric care,
- the pharmaceutical and pharmacy sector,
- civil protection and civil defense in the health sector,
- Fundamental questions of demographic change.
Members
Chairman: Peter Enders (CDU)
Deputy Chair: Tanja Machalet (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Kathrin Anklam-Trapp , Jörg Denninghoff , Tanja Machalet , Lothar Rommelfanger , Anke Simon | Heike Scharfenberger , Michael Hüttner , Alexander Fuhr Andreas Rahm , Jens Guth |
| CDU | Peter Enders , Christoph Gensch , Hedi Thelen , Michael Wäschenbach | Christian Baldauf , Matthias Lammert , Dirk Herber , Susanne Ganster |
| AfD | Sylvia Gross | Gabriele Bublies-Leifert |
| FDP | Steven Wink | Thomas Roth |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Daniel Koebler | Andreas Hartenfels |
Education Committee
tasks
Cultural sovereignty is one of the core competencies of the federal states. In the areas of school and education in particular, the states have extensive legislative rights in relation to the federal government. Articles 27 to 38 of the state constitution, which provide the constitutional framework for schools and education in Rhineland-Palatinate, therefore concern a central matter of state law.
The Education Committee is responsible for parliamentary monitoring of the state's educational policy. In other words, the focus of the committee work is the school and everything related to it: general education schools, vocational schools, special schools, curricula and teacher training. In this respect, it controls the Ministry of Education and is responsible for advising the legislative and application initiatives in this area. Reforms that significantly change school life are regularly reflected in the Rhineland-Palatinate School Act, in which the entire public school system in the state is summarized. The continuous development of this law is one of the main tasks of the committee.
Members
Chairman: Guido Ernst (CDU)
Deputy Chair: Helga Lerch (FDP)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Bettina Brück , Alexander Fuhr , Giorgina Kazungu-Haß , Johannes Klomann , Astrid Schmitt | Jörg Denninghoff , Martin Haller , Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel Marc Ruland , Thorsten Wehner |
| CDU | Guido Ernst , Anke Beilstein , Simone Huth-Haage , Christine Schneider | Reinhard Oelbermann , Martin Brandl , Dorothea Schäfer , Alexander Licht |
| AfD | Joachim Paul | Michael Frisch |
| FDP | Helga Lerch | Cornelia Willius-Senzer |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Eveline Lemke | Daniel Koebler |
Committee on Science, Education and Culture
tasks
The Committee on Science, Training and Culture is responsible for the policy areas for which the Ministry of Science, Training and Culture is responsible. He controls the ministry's work in these areas and advises on draft laws and applications from its portfolio.
Important topics for the committee include universities, science, research and teaching, technology and general, political and professional training. Another focus of the committee's activities are cultural-political issues for Rhineland-Palatinate.
Members
Chairman: Manfred Geis (SPD)
Deputy. Chair: Marion Schneid (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Manfred Geis , Bettina Brück , Jochen Hartloff , Giorgina Kazungu-Haß , Johannes Klomann | Astrid Schmitt , Anna Köbberling Tanja Machalet , Jaqueline Rauschkolb |
| CDU | Marion Schneid , Susanne Ganster , Reinhard Oelbermann , Dorothea Schäfer | Anke Beilstein , Thomas Weiner , Alexander Licht , Guido Ernst |
| AfD | Martin Schmidt | Joachim Paul |
| FDP | Helga Lerch | Cornelia Willius-Senzer |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Eveline Lemke | Jutta Blatzheim-Roegler |
Committee on Economy and Transport
tasks
The Committee for Economics and Transport deals with state economic administration and economic development in Rhineland-Palatinate as well as with the state's infrastructure policy. The mobility behavior is changing and with it the demands on the infrastructure and the transport offers in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Rhineland-Palatinate economy is related to the transport infrastructure and the transport links to the markets and economic centers through the modes of transport road, rail, water and air transport.
The committee monitors and accompanies the work of the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture and advises on draft laws and applications from its area of responsibility.
Members
Chairman: Thomas Weiner (CDU)
Deputy. Chairman: Jan Bollinger (AfD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Alexander Fuhr , Benedikt Oster , Dorothea Schäfer , Heiko Sippel | Astrid Schmitt , Hans Jürgen Noss , Andreas Rahm Thorsten Wehner , Fredi Winter |
| CDU | Thomas Weiner , Christian Baldauf , Josef Dötsch , Thomas Weiner | Martin Brandl , Reinhard Oelbermann , Arnold Schmitt , Alexander Licht |
| AfD | Jan Bollinger | Jens Ahnemüller |
| FDP | Steven Wink | Marco Weber |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Jutta Blatzheim-Roegler | Bernhard Braun |
Agriculture and Viticulture Committee
tasks
The Committee for Agriculture and Viticulture deals with the concerns of agriculture in Rhineland-Palatinate and the Rhineland-Palatinate viticulture industry, also under the aspect of climatic changes and their effects. The focus is on political instruments to strengthen the agricultural and wine-growing region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The committee controls and accompanies the policy areas that affect the work of the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture and advises on draft laws and applications from its area of responsibility.
Members
Chairman: Arnold Schmitt (CDU)
Deputy. Chairman: Thorsten Wehner (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Thorsten Wehner , Nina Klinkel , Benedikt Oster , Wolfgang Schwarz , Nico Steinbach | Giorgina Kazungu-Haß , Anna Köbberling , Daniel Schäffner Heiko Sippel , Thomas Wansch |
| CDU | Arnold Schmitt , Horst Gies , Christine Schneider , Johannes Zehfuß | Bernhard Henter , Adolf Weiland , Michael Billen , Ralf Seekatz |
| AfD | Timo Böhme | Jürgen Klein |
| FDP | Marco Weber | Steven Wink |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Jutta Blatzheim-Roegler | Andreas Hartenfels |
Legal Committee
tasks
The Legal Affairs Committee is responsible for those policy areas for which the Ministry of Justice is responsible. He controls the work of the ministry and advises on the bills and applications from its portfolio.
The topics of the committee include the organization and equipment of the courts and public prosecutor's offices in Rhineland-Palatinate, the penal system, the notarial system, the legal preparatory service and the state examinations.
In addition, the Legal Committee has the task of subjecting all draft bills to a (constitutional) legal review. In the end, after the legal deliberations in the other specialist committees, he will be active.
The committee also deals with fundamental issues relating to the state parliament's rules of procedure; in particular, at the beginning of the electoral term, it submits a proposal for the final version of the rules of procedure. The rules of procedure regulate the essential procedural and organizational principles of the state parliament. It is an expression of parliamentary autonomy and ensures the functional independence of parliament.
In addition, the state parliament has delegated the decision on the approval of criminal proceedings against members of parliament to the legal committee; negotiations on such immunity matters are confidential. Nowadays, the MEPs' right to immunity is primarily intended to protect the representative composition and functionality of Parliament.
Members
Chair: Marlies Kohnle-Gros (CDU)
Deputy. Chairman: Heiko Sippel (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Heiko Sippel , Nina Klinkel , Anna Köbberling , Marc Ruland , Fredi Winter | Thomas Wansch , Andreas Rahm , Manfred Geis Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund , Alexander Schweitzer |
| CDU | Marlies Kohnle-Gros , Christian Baldauf , Bernhard Henter , Gordon Schnieder | Dirk Herber , Elfriede Meurer , Anke Beilstein , Matthias Lammert |
| AfD | Damian Lohr | Matthias Joa |
| FDP | Thomas Roth | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Pia Schellhammer | Bernhard Braun |
Committee on Environment, Energy and Food
tasks
The Environment, Energy and Food Committee is responsible for the policy areas of the Ministry of Environment, Energy, Food and Forests. He controls the work of the ministry and advises on the bills and applications from its portfolio. One of the topics of the committee is the state's environmental policy. In this context, the committee deals, for example, with issues of nature conservation or sustainable forest management.
The committee also discusses issues relating to food policy.
Members
Chairman: Marco Weber (FDP)
Deputy Chairman: Nico Steinbach (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Nico Steinbach , Michael Hüttner , Andreas Rahm , Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel , Thorsten Wehner | Giorgina Kazungu-Haß , Hans Jürgen Noss , Heiko Sippel Wolfgang Schwarz , Fredi Winter |
| CDU | Michael Billen , Christoph Gensch , Christine Schneider , Michael Wäschenbach | Johannes Zehfuß , Arnold Schmitt , Horst Gies , Ellen Demuth |
| AfD | Jürgen Klein | - |
| FDP | Marco Weber | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Andreas Hartenfels | Bernhard Braun |
Committee on Society, Integration and Consumer Protection
tasks
The Committee for Society, Integration and Consumer Protection controls the Ministry of Family, Women, Youth, Integration and Consumer Protection and advises on draft laws and applications in this area.
The topics of the committee include in particular the concerns of our diverse society, the integration of people with a migration background and consumer protection.
Members
Chairman: Jochen Hartloff (SPD)
Deputy. Chair: Ellen Demuth (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Jochen Hartloff , Anna Köbberling , Jaqueline Rauschkolb , Marc Ruland , Anke Simon | Lothar Rommelfanger , Nico Steinbach Tanja Machalet , Giorgina Kazungu-Haß |
| CDU | Ellen Demuth , Dirk Herber , Simone Huth-Haage | Christine Schneider , Marlies Kohnle-Gros , Horst Gies |
| AfD | Michael Frisch | Jan Bollinger |
| FDP | Cornelia Willius-Senzer | Steven Wink |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Daniel Koebler | Bernhard Braun |
Committee on Media, Digital Infrastructure and Network Policy
tasks
The Committee for Media, Digital Infrastructure and Network Policy deals with media policy for which the federal states are responsible in Germany. The committee's deliberations relate to public broadcasting (in particular Südwestrundfunk, Second German Television, Deutschlandradio), provided that the state is responsible. The same applies to the private broadcasters, which are monitored by the state center for media and communication. For the state government, media policy is traditionally handled by the State Chancellery. The Committee on Media, Digital Infrastructure and Network Policy controls and accompanies their work in this area.
The wide range of topics in the field of network policy is dictated by the many facets of the Internet. The Committee for Media, Digital Infrastructure and Network Policy deals with questions of a network culture nature (freedom of information, data protection, responsibility on the Internet) as well as with technical aspects of the Internet (e.g. nationwide broadband coverage in Rhineland-Palatinate).
Members
Chairman: Heribert Friedmann (AfD)
Deputy. Chairman: Daniel Schäffner (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Daniel Schäffner , Jörg Denninghoff , Martin Haller , Daniel Schäffner , Astrid Schmitt | Jens Guth , Michael Hüttner , Johannes Klomann Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund , Heike Scharfenberger |
| CDU | Ellen Demuth , Josef Dötsch , Marlies Kohnle-Gros , Adolf Weiland | Christoph Gensch , Gordon Schnieder , Reinhard Oelbermann , Christian Baldauf |
| AfD | Heribert Friedmann | Joachim Paul |
| FDP | Steven Wink | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Bernhard Braun | Pia Schellhammer |
Committee on European Affairs and One World
tasks
The Committee for European Issues and One World deals with European policy matters as far as the interests of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate are affected. From a technical point of view, this is a cross-sectional committee, so that the subject areas dealt with in the committee come from all areas of state politics, provided and insofar as they have a cross-border reference.
As a rule, the representative of the state at the federal level and for Europe, for media and digital matters, is available to answer questions from the committee. If necessary, other representatives of the state government also take part in the committee meetings.
The Landtag also maintains cross-border relationships with parliaments and parliamentary institutions, particularly in neighboring countries and regions. For these matters, the State Parliament has set up the Commission for Matters of Cross-Border Cooperation as a permanent sub-committee of the European Committee.
Members
Chairman: Andreas Hartenfels (BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN)
Deputy. Chair: Heike Scharfenberger (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Heike Scharfenberger , Manfred Geis , Hans Jürgen Noss , Astrid Schmitt , Thomas Wansch | Anke Simon , Nina Klinkel , Thorsten Wehner , Andreas Rahm |
| CDU | Guido Ernst , Alexander Licht , Elfriede Meurer , Ralf Seekatz | Dirk Herber , Christoph Gensch , Thomas Weiner , Christine Schneider |
| AfD | Damian Lohr | Martin Schmidt |
| FDP | Cornelia Willius-Senzer | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Andreas Hartenfels | Bernhard Braun |
Committee for Equality and the Advancement of Women
tasks
Since 1987, the Committee for Equality and the Advancement of Women has dealt with issues related to the constitutionally enshrined equality of women and men. He is responsible for topics related to the creation of equal educational, employment and life opportunities for men and women in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The committee controls the activities of the Ministry for Family, Women, Youth, Integration and Consumer Protection and advises on the relevant laws and applications.
Members
Chair: Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel (SPD)
Deputy. Chair: Dorothea Schäfer (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel , Giorgina Kazungu-Haß , Sven Teuber , Andreas Rahm , Jaqueline Rauschkolb | Johannes Klomann , Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund , Nico Steinbach Martin Haller , Kathrin Anklam-Trapp |
| CDU | Dorothea Schäfer , Hans-Josef Bracht , Susanne Ganster , Gabriele Wieland | Ellen Demuth , Marion Schneid , Hedi Thelen , Alexander Licht |
| AfD | Gabriele Bublies-Leifert | Sylvia Gross |
| FDP | Helga Lerch | Marco Weber |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Jutta Blatzheim-Roegler | Eveline Lemke |
Petitions Committee
tasks
According to Article 11 of the constitution for Rhineland-Palatinate, everyone has the right to submit petitions to the parliament.
If the entry contains a request for redress in relation to the state government or an administration that is subject to control by the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, or if it is aimed at changing laws and ordinances (legislative submission), then it is a petition about which The Petitions Committee decides within the meaning of Article 90 a of the state constitution. Legislative submissions are forwarded directly to the Petitions Committee.
All other submissions are initially processed by the Ombudsman, who supports the Petitions Committee and is supposed to strengthen the position of citizens in dealings with the authorities within the framework of the parliamentary control right of the state parliament. He tries to find amicable solutions in the interests of those involved before the petition is submitted to the Petitions Committee for a final decision.
Public petitions are published on the Ombudsman's website at the request of the petitioner and can be consulted by anyone. A prerequisite for publication on the Internet is a matter of general interest that must be suitable for an objective public discussion. Other people can sign the petition and / or discuss it in an online forum within six weeks.
If at least 30 petitioners approach the state parliament with the same concern, there is a collective or mass petition (§ 104 GOLT), depending on whether a specific person or community of persons is recognizable as the author or not. In the case of a mass petition, the confirmation of receipt and the decision of the petitions committee are usually published on the state parliament's website.
As a permanent subcommittee, the Petitions Committee forms the Prison Commission.
Members
Chairman: Fredi Winter (SPD)
Deputy. Chairman: Horst Gies (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Jörg Denninghoff , Fredi Winter , Nina Klinkel , Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund , Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel | Michael Hüttner , Jens Guth , Lothar Rommelfanger Giorgina Kazungu-Haß , Nico Steinbach |
| CDU | Horst Gies , Elfriede Meurer , Reinhard Oelbermann , Gordon Schnieder | Arnold Schmitt , Adolf Weiland , Johannes Zehfuß , Michael Wäschenbach |
| AfD | Iris Nieland | Jens Ahnemüller |
| FDP | Monika Becker | Steven Wink |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Eveline Lemke | Jutta Blatzheim-Roegler |
Prison Commission
tasks
The Prison Commission is a permanent subcommittee of the Petitions Committee. It deals with the execution of pre-trial detention, custodial sentences and custodial measures for reform and security, in particular with the accommodation, work and catering conditions of the inmates in the institution as well as special incidents in prison. She also takes action when the Petitions Committee sends her submissions that relate to her area of responsibility.
The prison commission consists of seven members. The rules of procedure stipulate that the same committee member will chair the prison commission and the petitions committee.
Members
Chairman: Fredi Winter (SPD)
Deputy. Chair: Elfriede Meurer (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Jörg Denninghoff , Fredi Winter | Nina Klinkel , Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund |
| CDU | Matthias Lammert , Elfriede Meurer | Christoph Gensch , Reinhard Oelbermann |
| AfD | Iris Nieland | Jens Ahnemüller |
| FDP | Monika Becker | Steven Wink |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Eveline Lemke | Jutta Blatzheim-Roegler |
Interim committee
tasks
To safeguard the rights of the people's representation vis-à-vis the state government for the period after the dissolution of the state parliament until the meeting of the new state parliament, the state parliament appoints an interim committee, which has the rights of a committee of inquiry (Article 92 of the state constitution, section 87 of the state parliament's rules of procedure).
The interim committee is a permanent committee and consists of the executive board and 17 other members of the state parliament. The members of the Council of Elders are born members, the other members and their deputy members are nominated to the President in writing by the parliamentary groups according to their strength ratio. However, each parliamentary group has at least one other member.
At the request of the state government or five members of the committee, the president must convene the committee within one week and conduct its negotiations.
Members
Chairman: Hendrik Hering (SPD)
Deputy Chair: Hans-Josef Bracht (CDU), Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Kathrin Anklam-Trapp , Alexander Fuhr , Jens Guth , Martin Haller , Hendrik Hering , Michael Hüttner , Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund , Astrid Schmitt , Alexander Schweitzer | Wolfgang Schwarz , Tanja Machalet , Thomas Wansch Hans Jürgen Noss , Heiko Sippel , Ingeborg Sahler-Fesel , Bettina Brück |
| CDU | Christian Baldauf , Hans-Josef Bracht , Martin Brandl , Julia Klöckner , Alexander Licht , Christine Schneider , Adolf Weiland | Peter Enders , Michael Billen , Marlies Kohnle-Gros , Hedi Thelen , Gerd Schreiner , Thomas Weiner |
| AfD | Uwe Junge , Joachim Paul | Heribert Friedmann , Timo Böhme |
| FDP | Thomas Roth | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Bernhard Braun | Pia Schellhammer |
Electoral review committee
tasks
The electoral review committee is formed in the first session of the state parliament and usually consists of seven members of the state parliament. The seats are distributed among the parliamentary groups taking into account their strengths. Each political group must be represented on this committee.
The electoral review committee decides on an election complaint, on the validity of the elections to the state parliament or the referendums. Among other things, it also decides whether MPs have lost their membership in the state parliament as a result of renunciation, loss of eligibility, a subsequent change in the election result, etc.
Members of parliament whose membership in the state parliament is the subject of the electoral examination may not be members of the electoral examination committee.
Members
Chairman: Jochen Hartloff (SPD)
Deputy. Chair: Marlies Kohnle-Gros (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Martin Haller , Jochen Hartloff | Heiko Sippel , Kathrin Anklam-Trapp |
| CDU | Bernhard Henter , Marlies Kohnle-Gros | Christian Baldauf , Martin Brandl |
| AfD | Jens Ahnemüller | Matthias Joa |
| FDP | Cornelia Willius-Senzer | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Pia Schellhammer | Bernhard Braun |
Commission under Article 10 of the Basic Law
tasks
The commission according to Art. 10 GG (also called G 10 commission) is formed by the state parliament to control restrictions on the secrecy of letters, mail and telecommunications.
It consists of the chairman and two assistant members. The commission is appointed from the middle of the state parliament, for the duration of an electoral term, at the latest three months after the end of the electoral term.
The task of the G 10 Commission is to examine restrictions that affect the confidentiality of letters, post and telecommunications of a citizen that have been made without notification to them. It decides either ex officio or on the basis of complaints about the admissibility and necessity of the ordering, implementation and continuation of restriction measures by the competent highest state authority.
The members are not subject to any instructions and are independent in their conduct of office. If a matter becomes known during their work, they are obliged to maintain confidentiality, even after they have left the commission.
Members
Chair: Marlies Kohnle-Gros (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members |
|---|---|
| SPD | Michael Hüttner , Wolfgang Schwarz |
| CDU | Marlies Kohnle-Gros |
Parliamentary Control Commission
tasks
The Parliamentary Control Commission examines the competent minister in matters relating to the protection of the constitution.
It consists of the chairing member and two other members who are elected from the center of the state parliament with a majority of its members. The deliberations are secret and the members are obliged to keep matters secret, even after they have left the commission.
The competent minister informs the commission at least twice a year about the general activities of the constitution protection authority and about events that are of particular importance. The time, type and scope of the information are determined by the political responsibility of the minister, taking into account the necessary protection of access to the news.
Members
Chairman: Wolfgang Schwarz (SPD)
| fraction | Ordinary members |
|---|---|
| SPD | Michael Hüttner , Wolfgang Schwarz |
| CDU | Marlies Kohnle-Gros |
Data Protection Commission
tasks
The data protection commission consists of eight members and supports the state commissioner for data protection and freedom of information in performing his duties.
The state parliament sends seven members to the commission for the duration of the electoral term. One member is sent by the state government for a period of five years.
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information also takes part in the meetings of the Commission. He informs you about important questions and his data protection assessment. The activity report of the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information must be prepared in the commission.
Members
Chairman: Heiko Sippel (SPD)
Deputy. Chair: Marlies Kohnle-Gros (CDU)
| fraction | Ordinary members | Deputy members |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | Heiko Sippel , Daniel Schäffner | Martin Haller , Hans Jürgen Noss |
| CDU | Marlies Kohnle-Gros , Ellen Demuth | Christian Baldauf , Matthias Lammert |
| AfD | Heribert Friedmann | Gabriele Bublies-Leifert |
| FDP | Steven Wink | Monika Becker |
| ALLIANCE 90 / THE GREENS | Pia Schellhammer | Daniel Koebler |
| State government | Randolf Stich |
Individual evidence
- ^ Structure of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament, printed matter 17/65 of June 3, 2016 , accessed on September 19, 2016
- ↑ Budget and Finance Committee
- ↑ Auditing Commission
- ↑ Interior Committee
- ^ Social Policy Committee
- ^ Committee on Health, Nursing and Demography
- ^ Committee on Education
- ^ Committee on Science, Further Education and Culture
- ^ Committee for Economy and Transport
- ^ Committee on Agriculture and Viticulture
- ↑ Legal Committee
- ^ Committee on the Environment, Energy and Nutrition
- ^ Committee on Society, Integration and Consumer Protection
- ↑ Committee for Media, Digital Infrastructure and Network Policy
- ^ Committee on European Affairs and One World
- ^ Committee for Equality and the Advancement of Women
- ↑ Petitions Committee
- ↑ Prison Commission
- ↑ Interim Committee
- ↑ electoral review committee
- ↑ Commission under Article 10 of the Basic Law
- ↑ Parliamentary Control Commission
- ↑ Data Protection Commission