Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)

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Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
- BMG -

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State level Federation
position supreme federal authority
founding 1961
Headquarters Bonn , North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia 
Authority management Jens Spahn ( CDU ), Federal Minister for Health
Servants about 700
Budget volume EUR 15.31 billion (2019)
Web presence www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister for Health
Entrance to the Bonn office

The Federal Ministry of Health ( BMG ) is a supreme federal authority in the Federal Republic of Germany . It has its headquarters or first office in the federal city of Bonn and its second office in Berlin .

history

The Federal Ministry was founded in 1961 as the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and in 1969 incorporated into the Federal Ministry for Family and Youth , which was henceforth called the Federal Ministry for Youth, Family and Health (today Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth ).

After renaming in 1986 to the Federal Ministry for Youth, Family, Women and Health , the Federal Ministry for Health (BMG) was split off in 1991 , so that the original division of the departments was restored. With this spin-off, the BMG received the “Health Care, Health Insurance” department, which is essential for health policy, from the (then) Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and has only been the central actor in health policy since then. In 2002 it was expanded to include the social area (pension and long-term care insurance) (since the Ministry of Labor was merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs) and was called the Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security (BMGS). In 2005, responsibility for pensions was transferred back to the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs , and since then the department has been renamed the Federal Ministry of Health .

Tasks of the BMG

construction

The Ministry is divided into the

  • Office in Berlin
    Management area with
  • Technical level with the departments
    • Central Department, Europe and International
    • Medicines, medical devices, biotechnology
    • Health care, health insurance
    • Medical and professional law, prevention
    • Care insurance
    • Digitization and innovation
    • Health security, health protection, sustainability

Business area

The BMG has official and technical supervision over the following authorities:

Federal Minister since 1961

After the family and health ministries were merged in 1969, the previous head of the health department, Käte Strobel , became the first joint minister.

The only joint Federal Minister for Health and Social Security, Ulla Schmidt , was the sole Federal Minister for Health both before and afterwards.

Jens Spahn Hermann Gröhe Daniel Bahr Philipp Rösler Ulla Schmidt (Politikerin, 1949) Andrea Fischer (Politikerin, 1960) Horst Seehofer Gerda Hasselfeldt Ursula Lehr Rita Süssmuth Heiner Geißler Anke Fuchs Antje Huber Katharina Focke Käte Strobel Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
No. Surname Life dates Political party Beginning of the term of office Term expires Cabinet (s)
Federal Minister of Health
1 Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt 1901-1986 CDU November 14, 1961 November 30, 1966 Adenauer IV , V
Erhard I , II
2 Kate Strobel 1907-1996 SPD 1st December 1966 October 21, 1969 Kiesinger
Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health
2 Kate Strobel s. O. SPD October 22, 1969 December 15, 1972 Brandt I.
3 Katharina Focke 1922-2016 December 15, 1972 December 14, 1976 Brandt II
Schmidt I
4th Antje Huber 1924-2015 December 16, 1976 April 28, 1982 Schmidt II , III
5 Anke Fuchs 1937-2019 April 28, 1982 October 1, 1982 Schmidt III
6th Heiner Geissler 1930-2017 CDU 4th October 1982 September 26, 1985 Kohl I , II
7th Rita Süssmuth * 1937 September 26, 1985 June 5, 1986 Kohl II
Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health
7th Rita Süssmuth s. O. CDU June 6, 1986 December 9, 1988 Kohl III
8th Ursula Lehr * 1930 December 9, 1988 January 18, 1991
Federal Minister for Health
9 Gerda Hasselfeldt * 1950 CSU January 18, 1991 May 6, 1992 Kohl IV
10 Horst Seehofer * 1949 May 6, 1992 October 26, 1998 Kohl IV , V
11 Andrea Fischer * 1960 Green October 27, 1998 January 12, 2001 Schröder I
12 Ulla Schmidt * 1949 SPD January 12, 2001 October 22, 2002
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security
12 Ulla Schmidt s. O. SPD October 22, 2002 November 22, 2005 Schröder II
Federal Minister for Health
12 Ulla Schmidt s. O. SPD November 22, 2005 October 27, 2009 Merkel I
13 Philipp Rösler * 1973 FDP October 28, 2009 May 12, 2011 Merkel II
14th Daniel Bahr * 1976 May 12, 2011 17th December 2013
15th Hermann Gröhe * 1961 CDU 17th December 2013 March 14, 2018 Merkel III
16 Jens Spahn * 1980 March 14, 2018 officiating Merkel IV

Bureaucracy costs

According to an analysis by the Federal Statistical Office , the Federal Ministry of Health is one of the “biggest sinners in bureaucracy” in Germany. Self-employed people and companies incurred costs of 3.4 billion euros in 2015 due to the 766 information obligations caused by laws and regulations. Documentation requirements for doctors and pharmacists are of particular importance. Overall, the bureaucracy costs triggered by all laws are estimated at 43 billion euros. This does not include the costs for citizens.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bundeshaushalt.de: www.Bundeshaushalt.de. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ List of Abbreviations. (PDF; 49 kB) Abbreviations for the constitutional organs, the highest federal authorities and the highest federal courts. In: bund.de. Federal Office of Administration (BVA), accessed on August 14, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Office and person of the authorized representative. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Organizational chart of the ministry. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Florian Gathmann, reporting obligations, regulations, evidence: These are the biggest bureaucratic sinners , Spiegel online, March 11, 2015.

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