The Minister-President and the State Chancellery
As Head of Government, Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen determines the broad guidelines of the government policy for Schleswig-Holstein. He appoints male and female ministers and represents the Land Schleswig-Holstein in all its matters externally. His duties are comparable to those assigned to the Federal Chancellor and even to those of the Federal President. The Minister-President is the employer of around 57.000 employees working for the regional government. Civil servants and employees of the public administration, as well as school teaching staff and police officers belong hereto.
The State Chancellery in Kiel
The State Chancellery is the centre of administration of the government of the Land and works directly for the Minister-President. The Head of the State Chancellery is State Secretary Dr. Arne Wulff. 140 women and men are employed in 4 departments: civil servants and employees coming from most varied professions such as lawyers, journalists or political scientists. A further 33 male and female staff work for the central government in Berlin, which also belongs to the State Chancellery from an administrative point of view, representing the Land Schleswig-Holstein.
Seat of the Minister-President at Kiel
The State Chancellery plans the politic main activities of the Land Government and coordinates the activities of the seven ministries, for instance in the cabinet. It is responsible for public relations, for presenting the Land Government on the internet and for media policy. Cultural policy, interdepartmental human resource planning and the organisation development for the entire Land administration are further fields of activity as well as awards, distinctions and protocol matters. The government spokesman is Knut Peters who is also responsible for the press related to the Land Government.
Duties overview
