Ministries reform of 2024

Proposed by Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights in Saxenheim

Bundesrat: 85.5% / 67% of all seats Bundestag: 84.3% / 67% of all seats

Package Overview (6 measures)

Passed

Created: June 30, 2024

Opened: June 30, 2024

Closed: July 18, 2024

Opening this package cost 75 PP.

What would change

Full constitution with changes marked

Current wording is shown as it was when voting began.

Government and Cabinet

Create a new cabinet position: Federal Minister of Justice

Federal Minister of Justice — Responsible for overseeing the administration of the judicial system, including personnel and infrastructure, as well as collaborating with the cabinet on judicial reforms, and with the Attorney General.

Government and Cabinet

Create a new cabinet position: Federal Minister of Business, Infrastructure and Digitalisation

Federal Minister of Business, Infrastructure and Digitalisation — Responsible for supporting businesses and innovation, developing national infrastructures and leading digital transformation and connectivity. Oversees policies that strengthen competitiveness and the digital economy, and also maintains relations with employers' associations.

Government and Cabinet

Create a new cabinet position: Federal Minister of Environment and Agriculture

Federal Minister of Environment and Agriculture — Responsible for protecting the environment, supporting sustainable agriculture and advancing climate action. Oversees and proposes policies for environmental protection, food security and a sustainable rural economy.

Government and Cabinet

Create a new cabinet position: Federal Minister for Culture, Education and Research

Federal Minister for Culture, Education and Research — Responsible for national policy on culture, education and scientific research. Oversees public institutions and investment in knowledge, arts, creativity and scientific research, as well as schools and universities at all levels.

Government and Cabinet

Create a new cabinet position: Federal Minister for Health and Social Affairs

Federal Minister for Health and Social Affairs — Responsible for healthcare, social protection and public health, ensuring accessible services and a strong social safety net for all citizens. Also oversees both public and private hospitals.

Government and Cabinet

Create a new cabinet position: Federal Minister of Public Administration

Federal Minister of Public Administration — Responsible for a modern, efficient, digitalised and accessible public administration, as well as improving public services, transparency and administrative effectiveness.

Proposer's case

This package is aimed at implementing key ministerial figures our country's been lacking for decades, necessary for an efficient and modern governance.

Vote tally

Bundesrat

Passed

59Yes 0No 10Not voted 69 seats

For: 59 / 69 seats (85.5%) — needs 66.6%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 10

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	31	Yes	No reason given
Alliance23	8	Yes	A23 supports these changes to ensure that every major area of the economy and society has government representation.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	20	Yes	A stronger and more clearly organized cabinet structure would improve coordination across key areas of government. Dedicated ministries for justice, business and infrastructure, environment and agriculture, education and research, health, and public administration would allow greater specialization while strengthening national planning, administrative efficiency, and accountability.

Bundestag

Passed

548Yes 0No 102Not voted 650 seats

For: 548 / 650 seats (84.3%) — needs 66.6%

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 102

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	286	Yes	No reason given
Alliance23	75	Yes	A23 supports these changes to ensure that every major area of the economy and society has government representation.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	187	Yes	A stronger and more clearly organized cabinet structure would improve coordination across key areas of government. Dedicated ministries for justice, business and infrastructure, environment and agriculture, education and research, health, and public administration would allow greater specialization while strengthening national planning, administrative efficiency, and accountability.

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Saxenheim Workers’ Union

Voted July 17, 2024

Yes

“A stronger and more clearly organized cabinet structure would improve coordination across key areas of government. Dedicated ministries for justice, business and infrastructure, environment and agriculture, education and research, health, and public administration would allow greater specialization while strengthening national planning, administrative efficiency, and accountability.”

Alliance23

Voted July 1, 2024

Yes

“A23 supports these changes to ensure that every major area of the economy and society has government representation.”

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