Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia - MWIDE NRW -
State level	North Rhine-Westphalia
position	Supreme state authority
founding	1946 (historical), 2012 (newly founded) 2010–2012: Part of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Building, Housing and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Headquarters	Düsseldorf , North Rhine-Westphalia
Authority management	Andreas Pinkwart , Minister for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Web presence	www.wirtschaft.nrw

The Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (abbreviation: MWIDE NRW ) is one of twelve ministries of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia . The acting state minister in the Laschet cabinet has been Andreas Pinkwart ( FDP ) since June 30, 2017 .

The Ministry was re-established in its current form as an independent Ministry of Economics in 2012 as part of the formation of the Kraft II cabinet . Until 2012, his areas of competence were part of the dissolved Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Building, Housing and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Seat

Headquarters of the ministry: The Mannesmann high-rise on the banks of the Rhine in Düsseldorf

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is based in Düsseldorf's government district , not far from the state parliament on Mannesmannufer in the Mannesmann high-rise building of the same name (also known as the Vodafone high-rise building) on ​​the Rhine . The former Mannesmann and Vodafone corporate building at Berger Allee 25 is a post-war building (1956–1958) and has been owned by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2008 . It has housed the ministerial administration since 2012.

management

Minister Andreas Pinkwart

As State Minister under Prime Minister Armin Laschet ( CDU ), Andreas Pinkwart ( FDP ) has been the head of office since June 30, 2017. He is supported by a State Secretary.

Task profile and organization

The tasks range from location and structural policy through the manufacturing industry, services and start-up support to foreign trade and general economic policy. It is also responsible for the energy industry, nuclear energy and mining.

The ministry consists of six departments:

• I. Central Department
• II. Economic Policy
• III. Location politics, digitization, industry, services, lead markets
• IV. Structural policy, small and medium-sized businesses and crafts
• V. Energy industry, nuclear technology and mining
• VI. Foreign trade

Subordinate authorities and state institutions

The subordinate area includes the State Geological Service North Rhine-Westphalia , State Measurement and Calibration Service NRW (LBME) and the Materials Testing Office NRW (MPA). In addition, the ministry oversees Department 6 - Mining and Energy of the Arnsberg District Government and parts of Department 34 of the Arnsberg , Detmold , Düsseldorf , Cologne and Münster district governments .

history

The department goes back to the economics and partly to the reconstruction and transport ministry of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, all three of which were founded in 1946. Over the years, the state government partially merged these ministries in various constellations, separated them again and expanded them to include new areas of responsibility.

From 2010 to 2012 there was for the first time only a single ministry that was responsible for economy, construction and transport at the same time, the Ministry for economy, energy, building, housing and transport of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . With the formation of the Kraft II cabinet , this super ministry was dissolved and divided between two newly formed departments. As a result, the Ministry for Building, Housing, Urban Development and Transport and the Ministry for Economy, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts described here were created.

After the state elections in 2017 and the formation of a black and yellow state government under Armin Laschet ( CDU ), the ministry was renamed again and its competencies changed. It now operates as the Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy under Minister Andreas Pinkwart ( FDP ).

Minister of Economic Affairs in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1946

The following table shows the economics ministers in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1946. It should be noted that other areas of expertise that are now organized in separate state ministries, particularly in the field of transport policy, have been taken over at the same time.

Surname	Life dates	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires	Cabinet (s)
Minister of Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Erik Nölting	1892-1953	SPD	August 29, 1946	September 15, 1950	Amelunxen I Amelunxen II Arnold I
Minister for Economics and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Artur Strater	1902-1977	CDU	September 15, 1950	July 27, 1954	Arnold II
Friedrich Middelhauve	1896-1966	FDP	July 27, 1954	February 28, 1956	Arnold III
Hermann Kohlhase	1906-2002	FDP	February 28, 1956	July 24, 1958	Steinhoff
Minister for Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Hans Lauscher	1904-1981	CDU	July 24, 1958	July 26, 1962	Meyers I
Gerhard Kienbaum	1919-1998	FDP	July 26, 1962	December 8, 1966	Meyers II Meyers III
Bruno Gleitze	1903-1980	SPD	December 8, 1966	September 18, 1967	Kühn I.
Fritz Kassmann	1908-1991	SPD	September 18, 1967	July 28, 1970	Kühn I.
Horst Ludwig Riemer	1933-2017	FDP	July 28, 1970	19th November 1979	Kühn II Kühn III Rau I
Liselotte Funcke	1918-2012	FDP	19th November 1979	4th June 1980	Rough I
Reimut Jochimsen	1933-1999	SPD	4th June 1980	5th June 1985	Rau II
Minister for Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Technology for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Reimut Jochimsen	1933-1999	SPD	5th June 1985	June 12, 1990	Rau III
Günther Einert	1930-2015	SPD	June 12, 1990	July 17, 1995	Rau IV
Minister for Economy and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Wolfgang Clement	* 1940	SPD	July 17, 1995	June 9, 1998	Rau V
Bodo Hombach	* 1952	SPD	June 9, 1998	October 28, 1998	Clement I
Peer Steinbruck	* 1947	SPD	October 28, 1998	February 22, 2000	Clement I
Ernst Schwanhold	* 1948	SPD	February 22, 2000	June 27, 2000	Clement I
Minister for Economy and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Energy and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Ernst Schwanhold	* 1948	SPD	June 27, 2000	November 12, 2002	Clement II
Minister for Economy and Labor of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Harald Schartau	* 1953	SPD	November 12, 2002	June 24, 2005	Steinbrück
Minister for Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Energy for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Christa Thoben	* 1941	CDU	June 24, 2005	July 15, 2010	Rüttgers
Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy, Building, Housing and Transport for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Harry Voigtsberger	* 1950	SPD	July 15, 2010	June 21, 2012	Force I.
Minister for Economy, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Garrelt Duin	* 1968	SPD	June 21, 2012	June 30, 2017	Force II
Minister for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Andreas Pinkwart	* 1960	FDP	June 30, 2017	officiating	Lash

Web links

• Official website

Sources and individual references

1. ↑ Matthias Goergens: FDP Minister for North Rhine-Westphalia should already be determined. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017 . 
2. ^ Ministry of Economy, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: Directions and contact. In : wirtschaft.nrw. Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Matthias Goergens: FDP Minister for North Rhine-Westphalia should already be determined. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017 . 
4. ^ Ministry of Economy, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: Tasks, Profile and Organization. In : wirtschaft.nrw. Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Organization chart of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Industry, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In : wirtschaft.nrw. Formerly in the original ; accessed on May 8, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
6. ↑ Business distribution plan of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. (PDF) In : wirtschaft.nrw. Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
7. ^ Ministry of Economy, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: Tasks, Profile and Organization. In : wirtschaft.nrw. Retrieved May 8, 2017 .