Supports the Minister in carrying out
his government duties, particularly
in budgetary matters
Organisation chart of the
Federal Ministry of Finance
November 2016*
Postal address: 11016 Berlin
Private Secretary
Telephone: +49 22899 682-0
Fax:
+49 22899 682-4420
Parliamentary State Secretary
Dr Michael Meister
Supports the Minister in carrying out
his government duties, particularly
in the area of tax policy
Private Secretary
Strategy and Communication
Mr Kaesbach
Postal address: Postfach 13 08, 53003 Bonn
Telephone: +49 3018 682-0
Fax:
+49 3018 682-3260
Minister
Dr Wolfgang Schäuble
Parliamentary State Secretary
Jens Spahn
Dr Löhr
Dr Bernhard
Private Secretary to
the Minister;
Minister’s Office
Internet: http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de
E-mail: [email protected]
De-Mail: poststelle(at)bmf.de-mail.de
Ms Wehrmann
Parliamentary and
Cabinet Business
Strategy and Planning
Speeches and
Publications
Dr Müller
Mr Köhler
Dr Speckmann
*Last revised: 29 November 2016
Public Services
Mr Fenchel
Ms Hofmann
Freifrau von
Tiesenhausen-Cave
State Secretary
Dr Thomas Steffen
Portfolio:
Directorates-General Z (excluding Divisions
Z B 4a and Z B 4b), IV and VIII,
Divisions I A 2, II A 7 and III A 5
Portfolio:
Directorates-General II (excluding Division II A 7),
III (excluding Division III A 5), V,
Divisions I B 3, I B 4, Z B 4a and Z B 4b
To be transferred to Berlin
Public Relations
State Secretary
Johannes Geismann
State Secretary
Werner Gatzer
Functions carried out in Bonn
Press
Spokesperson
for the Minister
Private Secretary
Private Secretary
Internal Audit Unit
Dr Burckardt
Ms Rademacher
Dr Weiland
Portfolio:
Directorates-General I (excluding Divisions I A 2,
I B 3 and I B 4), VII and E
Private Secretary
Data Protection Officer
([email protected])
Data Protection
Dr Kuhn
Dr Karstendiek
(3208
DirectorateGeneral Z
Gender Equality Officer
Ms Derendorf
Central administration and
services; IT Commissioner
for the federal revenue
administration
Project
G20 2017
Dr Schuknecht
Dr Stahl-Hoepner
Directorate Z A
Ministry organisation
and human resources;
budget of the federal
revenue administration;
disciplinary matters;
professional training
for Ministry staff;
relocation officer;
new management
instruments; structural
development and
organisation of the
federal revenue
administration
(excluding customs)
Mr Schäper
Division Z A 1
Organisation;
management and
operational strategy
Ms Heger
Division Z A 2
Ministry human
resources
Mr Schmidt
Division Z A 3
Budget of the
federal revenue
administration; officer
for departmental
budget 08 and chapter
6004; housing of
federal agencies
(except customs);
audit notifications by
the Federal Court
of Auditors
Mr Bartz
Division Z A 4
Professional training
for Ministry staff;
selection process for
higher civil service
officers; internal career
advancement; work-life
balance working
group; disciplinary
matters; conflict
management
TBA
Division Z A 5
Organisation, human
resources, HR budget
and structural
development of the
higher authorities
of the federal revenue
administration (except
for the Central Customs
Authority and the
Federal Spirits Monopoly
Administration) and the
Federal Information
Technology Centre,
including operational
supervision
Mr Henter
Division Z A 6
Human resources
administration system
(ongoing development
and operational
supervision); operational
supervision of the
Competence Centre
K-PVS; information and
knowledge management
(intranet)
Mr Kuhlmey
Directorate Z C
Matters relating to the
public service and
employees of Sending
States Forces; social
benefits; protection
of classified material;
crisis management;
corruption prevention;
professional training in
the federal revenue
administration
IT; services;
emergency
response officer
Division Z B 1
Public service law
(general issues
and individual cases
within the federal
revenue administration,
excluding Ministry);
staff representation
law; Federal Equal
Opportunity Act (general
issues); matters relating
to disabled staff;
corruption prevention;
sponsoring
Dr M. Köhler
Division Z B 2
Civil service
remuneration and
pension law including
G 131 and workplace
accidents (general
issues and individual
cases within the federal
revenue administration,
excluding Ministry);
international public
service law; civil service
pension budget
Mr Kern
Division Z B 3
Social benefits and
services; protection of
classified material;
crisis management;
flexitime administration;
holiday and sickness
records; travel office;
occupational safety
and health in the federal
revenue administration
(legal and operational
supervision)
Dr Oswald
Division Z B 4a
Public employee and
collective bargaining
law (general issues
and individual cases
within the federal
revenue administration,
excluding Ministry)
Economic and fiscal
policy strategy;
international economy
and finance
Dr Schuknecht
Directorate Z B
Dr Möller
DirectorateGeneral I
Mr Flätgen
IT security unit
Mr Süptitz
Division Z C 1
Federal IT management;
coordinating office
for federal revenue
administration IT officers;
IT strategy management
TBA
Division Z C 2
IT portfolio management
and IT budget for
the federal revenue
administration;
contracting authority
between the Finance
Ministry and the federal
revenue administration
Dr Asmussen
Division Z C 3
Operational supervision
of the Federal
Information Technology
Centre (ITZBund)
Mr Kunzer
Division Z C 4
Language service;
library
Dr Messtorff
Division Z C 5
In-house services;
central information;
office technical support;
IT-support
Ms Stähler
Security officer
Mr Bohnert
Federal Academy
of Finance (Brühl
and Berlin)
Directorate I A
General issues
of fiscal and
economic policy
General issues of
specific sectors of
the economy;
sustainability
International financial
and monetary policy
Training division I
Mr Herres
Ms Schutt
Ms Kothé
Advanced training for
managerial staff; procedural law; transaction
tax law
Division I A 1
President
Dr Heller
TBA
Training division II
International tax law;
tax legislation
for non-residents
Ms Becker
Training division III
Income tax law;
criminal tax law;
advanced training for the
judicial administration
Mr Blesinger
Training division IV
Fiscal policy
Mr Arnswald
Division I A 2
General and structural
issues of tax policy
Dr Diekmann
Division I A 3
Research and
policy advice
Dr Debelius
Business accounting;
tax balance
sheet law; IT
Division I A 4
Training division V
Dr Snelting
Dr Drosdzol
Coordination of training
programmes
Mr Metzner
Administration
Budget; real property;
office services; IT
Mr Drechsel
Public finances
Division I A 5
General issues of
economic policy
Dr Hoekstra
Division I A 6
Tax estimates; analyses
of economic trends,
growth and tax revenue
Dr Hüsges
Directorate I B
Division I B 1
General issues of trade
and industry (including
SMEs), the labour
market, the construction
and housing industry,
technology policy and
regional policy and
planning
Dr R. Köhler
Division I B 2
Sustainability and
quality of public
finances;
subsidy policy
Dr Dönnebrink
Division I B 3
Energy, environmental
and raw materials policy;
consumer protection;
telecommunications,
postal services and IT
Mr Kahmann
Division I B 4
Fiscal policy in the
fields of transport and
maritime industry
Dr Homann
Division I B 5
Fiscal policy aspects
of economic
development measures
(domestic guarantees)
and of the civil aerospace
industry
Directorate I C
Division I C 1
G7/G8, G20, Global
economy; monetary
and currency issues
Dr Fabig
Division I C 2
Macroeconomic
country analyses;
bilateral affairs
Dr Olbermann
Division I C 3
IMF; international
financial architecture
Dr von Kleist
Division I C 4
Financial issues
relating to international
organisations; financing
for development;
international climate and
environment protection
Mr Dippl
Division I C 5
Multilateral development
banks/AIIB/GIZ; debt
restructuring/Paris Club;
financial services in
developing countries;
creditor positions
Dr Baumann
Mr Wellmann
Division I B 6
Demographic trends;
social welfare state
Dr Eckhardt
Directorate II A
General budget system;
federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets 32 and 60;
federal financial planning
Customs; VAT;
excise duties
Mr Mießen
Ms Hercher
Ms Westermann
Mr Kelleners
Division II A 1
Division II B 1
General division for
preparation of the budget
and financial plan
Dr Goworek
Division II A 2
Lead division for
budget management;
intelligence service
budgets; federal cash
management system;
operational supervision
of the federal centre
of excellence for cash
management and
accounting and federal
cash offices; liquidity
planning; automated
budget, cash
management and
accounting procedure
Mr Klein
Division II A 3
Lead division for
budget law and
budget system;
budget issues related
to federal
industrial holdings
Mr Siebels
Division II A 4
General issues of
federal human
resources budget;
general and
case-specific decisions
under § 65 Federal
Budget Code; budget
issues relating to the
development of service
centres/centres of
excellence
Mr Schiffl
Departmental budget 12
(Transport, digital
infrastructure)
Dr Hagedorn
Division II B 2
Departmental budget 04
(Federal Chancellor)
excluding chapter 0404
Mr Heuchert
Division II B 4
Departmental
budget 16
(Environment, Nature
Conservation, Building
and Nuclear Safety)
Ms Fuchs
Division II B 5
Departmental budgets
07 (Justice and
Consumer Protection)
and 08 (Finance),
chapter 6004
Ms Ladener-Malcher
Division II B 6
General issues of
public-private
partnerships (PPP)
Mr Kleene-Debring
Division II B 7
Issue-specific
budget analyses
Ms Neubauer
Division II A 5
Departmental budgets 32
(federal debt) and 60
(general revenue
administration) excluding
chapter 6004; Energy
and Climate Fund
IT in the federal budget
directorate-general
Employees of Sending
States Forces;
supplemental public
service pension scheme
Federal budget
Federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets
04, 07, 08,
12 and 16
Division II A 7
Division Z B 4b
DirectorateGeneral III
Directorate II B
TBA
Mr Riethues
DirectorateGeneral II
Directorate II C
Federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets
01, 02, 03, 06, 09,
11, 15, 17, 19,
20 and 21;
Commissioner for
refugee response
management
Dr Gerhardt
Division II C 1
Departmental
budget 09
(Economics and Energy)
Mr Hoepner
Division II C 2
Departmental budget 11
(Labour and Social
Affairs) - labour market
section -
Mr Piro
Division II C 3
Departmental budgets 11
(Labour and Social
Affairs) - social
insurance section and 15 (Health)
Mr Nöhrbaß
Division II C 4
Departmental
budget 17
(Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth)
Mr Homann
Division II C 5
Departmental budgets
01 (Federal President),
02 (Bundestag),
03 (Bundesrat),
19 (Federal
Constitutional Court),
20 (Federal Court
of Auditors) and 21
(Federal Commissioner
for Data Protection and
Freedom of Information)
Ms Hartkorn
Directorate II D
Directorate III A
Federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets
05, 10 ,14, 23 and 30
Strategic management
of the customs
administration’s
operational functions;
financial control of
undeclared work
Dr Kühne
Dr Hülsebusch
Division II D 1
Division III A 1
Departmental budget 14
(Defence, excluding
human resources)
- general budget;
general issues; military
procurement; NATO;
ESDP; international
engagements of
Bundeswehr troops;
chapters 01, 04, 05,
06, 07, 10
Fiscal Code (customs);
controls; audits;
enforcement
Dr Kaumanns
Division II D 2
Departmental budget 14
(Defence, esp.
human resources)
- accommodation,
holding companies;
chapters 03, 08, 11,
12, 13
Dr Knörzer
Division II D 3
Departmental budget 30
(Education and
Research)
Mr Hardt
Division II D 4
Departmental budgets 05
(Federal Foreign Office)
and 23 (Economic
Cooperation and
Development)
Mr John
Division II D 5
Dr Liermann
Division III A 2
Customs
investigation service;
risk analysis; security
analysis; criminal law and
administrative offence
law; prohibitions and
restrictions
Mr Tönshoff
Division III A 3
Financial investigation
of illegal work
Mr Bremer
Division III A 4
Organisation,
human resources and
budget of the customs
administration and
Federal Spirits Monopoly
Administration; resource
management and
performance objectives
Mr Schmitt
Division III A 5
IT in the customs
administration
Mr Winterschladen
Directorate III B
DirectorateGeneral IV
Taxation - direct taxes
Mr Sell
VAT and transaction
taxes (domestic and
international) including
EU harmonisation;
insurance tax
Ms Mildenberger
Dr Hofmann
Division III B 1
Division III C 1
Mr Szepan
Division III B 2
EU and international
cooperation;
administrative and legal
assistance; foreign trade
and payments law
Mr Mazet
Division III B 3
Energy duty;
electricity duty;
nuclear fuel duty;
biofuel quota
Mr Rißmann
Division III B 4
General excise duty
issues; tobacco, coffee,
beer and sparkling wine
duties; spirits duty and
spirits monopoly
Mr Piechowski
Division III B 5
Motor vehicle
and aviation tax
Ms Koszinowski
VAT (international);
general VAT issues;
ECJ proceedings in
VAT matters; Fiscalis
programme; mutual
assistance and
cooperation in the EU
and OECD
Ms Himsel
Division III C 2
VAT (taxability;
taxpayers; place of
supply; tax base;
tax rates; invoices;
deductions;
record-keeping
requirements;
agriculture and forestry;
travel services;
margin scheme)
Mr Keisinger
Division III C 3
VAT (place of supply
of other services,
taxation procedure,
small businesses,
average rates,
tax exemptions,
off-shore, NATO,
diplomatic missions;
anti-fraud measures)
Mr van Nahmen
Division III C 4
Insurance and fire
protection tax at
federal level; betting
and lottery tax;
gaming casinos levy
Dr Schmidt
Departmental
budget 10
(Food and Agriculture)
Mr Kobsch
Division II C 6
Ms Zuleger
Ms Pedack
Division IV A 1
Tax policy; general
issues relating to the
tax system; tax
simplification and
bureaucracy reduction
Mr Narzynski
Division IV A 2
Lead coordination of
tax legislation initiatives
for DG IV; general
coordination
responsibilities
for DG IV
Mr Hörster
Division IV A 3
Tax procedural law and
Fiscal Code; Code of
Procedure for Fiscal
Courts; equity rules;
notification obligations
of authorities
Dr Myßen
Division IV A 4
Fiscal Code
(accounting rules,
external auditing,
criminal tax law); Audit
Committee; federal and
Land courts of auditors;
tax consulting law
Mr Lüttger
Division IV A 5
Organisational issues
of Länder tax
administrations
including e-government,
risk management,
controlling, assessment
of regulatory impacts
on tax enforcement
Impact of tax policy on
public budgets and tax
burden distribution;
structure of income
tax schedule
Dr van Essen
Division IV A 7
Modernisation projects
accounting systems
(government accrual
accounting standards,
standard chart of
administrative accounts,
cost accounting,
IPSAS/EPSAS);
federal budget
and property accounts
Education and training
in the federal revenue
administration including
international cooperation
and twinning;
training of tax officials
Dr Misera
Division IV A 6
Division II A 8
Division Z B 5
Tax policy; tax reform;
general issues of tax
law; coordination of tax
legislation initiatives;
policy on ecological
taxes and duties;
tax procedural law;
tax consulting;
tax simplification;
tax enforcement;
organisation and
automation;
KONSENS initiative
Mr Hoffmann
Departmental budget 06
(Interior) excluding
chapter 0626;
coordinating office for
refugee-related issues
Mr Schneider
Ms C. Köhler
Directorate IV A
Automation in Länder
tax administrations;
KONSENS project;
coordination of
specifications for
federal-level
automation processes
Mr Raven
Dr Kalabuch
Directorate IV B
International tax law;
EU tax harmonisation
Mr Kreienbaum
Division IV B 1
International tax policy
(general issues and
coordination)
Dr Schleithoff
Division IV B 2
General issues relating
to double taxation
agreements; double
taxation agreements
with Austria, Switzerland,
Liechtenstein and Japan
Mr Wichmann
Division IV B 3
Double taxation
agreements with
EU/EEA countries;
national regulations
implementing
international tax law
Ms Bruns
Division IV B 4
Double taxation
agreements with
non-EU/EEA countries;
international
organisations; diplomatic
and consular missions
Dr Lasars
Division IV B 5
Double taxation
agreements with the
United States, Canada,
Australia and New
Zealand; External Tax
Relations Act;
transfer pricing
Mr Naumann
Division IV B 6
Exchange of information;
cooperation with
international tax
administration forums
Mr Czakert
Directorate IV C
Privatisation,
industrial holdings
and federal real estate
Dr Haß
Dr Holle
Mr Schmalzl
Taxes on income
and earnings;
business taxation and
business tax policy;
excise duties;
inheritance tax;
real property tax;
valuation
Dr Möhlenbrock
Division IV C 1
Income tax (income
from capital; renting and
leasing; withholding tax
on income from capital);
Investment Tax Act;
REIT Act
Mr Hensel
Division IV C 2
General issues relating
to business taxation;
business tax policy;
corporation tax; trade
tax; reorganisation
tax law
Mr Rennings
Division IV C 3
General income tax
issues; unlimited
tax liability; tax
exemptions; other
income; retirement
provision; retirement
income; investment
allowances;
Tax Revenue;
Reallocation Act; PiA
Mr Unger
Division IV C 4
Directorate V A
Financial relations
with the Länder
and municipalities;
public and
constitutional law
Mr Suhr
Division V A 1
Constitutional rules
governing public
finances
Mr Reimeier
Division V A 2
Financial relations
between the Federation
and Länder
Dr Hanke
Division V A 3
Local authority
financial matters
Dr Schneider
Division V A 4
Financial equalisation
among the Länder
Mr Holters
Division V A 5
Public and constitutional
law; proceedings before
the Federal Constitutional
Court and ECHR; Public
International Law
Mr Serwe
Income tax
(tax-privileged purposes,
voluntary service);
law governing non-profit
organisations; forms;
income tax audit group
Directorate V B
Settlement of financial
consequences of WWII
(including compensation)
and property-related
legal issues following
German unification;
administration of
cultural assets;
legal matters; Freedom
of Information Act;
procurement law
and procedures;
postage stamps
Dr Langner
Division V B 1
Unresolved
property issues;
provisions relating
to the consequences
of WWII; Foundation for
Remembrance,
Responsibility and
the Future
Ms Stemmer
Division V B 2
Legal matters
Mr Ermer
Division V B 3
Equalisation of burdens;
administration of cultural
assets; restitution law;
rectification of injustices
committed by the
Socialist Unity Party
of Germany
Mr Nigbur
Division V B 4
Compensation for
victims of National
Socialist persecution;
Federal Compensation
Act; non-statutory
compensation provisions;
payments in recognition
of ghetto work
TBA
Mr Reusch
Division V B 5
Division IV C 5
Procurement law;
procurement procedures;
Freedom of
Information Act
Wages tax;
employee savings
allowance; home
ownership savings
premium; limited tax
liability
Dr Kemper
Mr Poppenberg
Division V B 6
Division IV C 6
Directorate VII A
Federal credit
institutions;
international
financial markets;
consumer protection;
institutional oversight
Dr Pleyer
Division VII A 1
General issues of
financial market policy;
international financial
markets; Financial
Stability Board; European
Financial Services
Committee; coordination
responsibilities
for DG VII
Dr Bosch
Division VII A 2
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau; European Bank
for Reconstruction and
Development
Mr Harzer
Division VII A 3a
Anti-money
laundering/combating
the financing of terrorism
(AML/CFT)
Dr Hermes
Division VII A 3b
Digital finance;
payment systems and
financial sanctions
Ms Dietze
Division VII A 4
Directorate VII B
Directorate VII C
Directorate VIII A
Financial market
regulation
Financial market
stability; guarantees
Federal Institute for
Real Estate; Deutsche
Post AG; constructionrelated matters
TBA
Mr Wolpers
Division VII B 1
Division VII C 1
General issues relating
to Germany as a
financial centre;
general issues of
European financial
market integration;
financial reporting;
deposit guarantees;
coordination of legislative
initiatives for DG VII
Dr Meißner
Division VII B 2
Investment funds
Dr Wandel
Division VII B 3
Regulatory issues
in the banking sector
Dr Wimmer
Division VII B 4
Insurance sector
Dr Kerkloh
Division VII B 5
Stock market and
securities sectors
Mr Franke
Consumer protection
in financial markets;
consumer complaints
Financial market
stability
Mr Frank
Division VII C 2
Legal and operational
supervision of the
Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
Finanzagentur GmbH;
federal debt management
Mr Daske
Division VII C 3
Banking
supervision issues
Mr Becker
Division VII C 4
Legal and operational
supervision of the
Federal Agency for
Financial Market
Stabilisation
TBA
Division VII C 5
Federal foreign trade
and investment
guarantees
Dr Laux-Meiselbach
Ms Thöne
Legal and operational
supervision of the
Federal Financial
Supervisory Authority;
European financial
market supervision;
general issues relating
to the supervision of
financial services
Mr Conert
Mr Schelenz
Chair Mr Link
Central liaison for severely disabled employees (federal revenue administration):
Chair Mr Roßner
Ms Kling
Dr Otto
Privatisation measures
and government
holdings (including
telecommunications,
infrastructure,
Bundesdruckerei);
public corporate
governance;
coordination of DG VIII’s
international activities
Human resources
issues following
postal reform;
government holdings in
Deutsche Bahn AG;
euro coinage;
EWN Group; remediation
and redevelopment;
reclamation of lignite
mines in the postTreuhand sector
Division VIII A 1
Dr Offer
Dr Schuy
Federal Institute for Real
Estate (general issues,
financial management,
organisation)
Mr Löbach
Division VIII A 2
Federal Institute
for Real Estate
(administration and
contract management);
construction management; parliamentary
approval procedures
for sales transactions;
Sending States Forces
Dr Teichmann
Division VIII A 3
Construction-related
matters; large-scale
construction projects;
general issues pertaining
to federal construction
projects and construction
projects eligible for
public funding
Mr Pairan
Division VIII A 4
General issues of
privatisation policy;
Deutsche Post;
juris GmbH
Dr Jakob
Division VIII B 1
Public corporate
governance; general
issues and international
aspects of holdings
management; asset
interests/management
(§§ 65, 68 Federal
Budget Code);
coordinating office
for DG VIII
Mr Schmid
Division VIII B 2
Traffic infrastructure
holdings (airports, DFS)
and privatisations
(airports, DFS,
Deutsche Bahn AG)
Ms Brüker-Gaspers
Division VIII B 3
Government holdings
in Deutsche Telekom AG
and PD - Berater der
öffentlichen Hand GmbH
Mr Ramge
Division VIII B 4
Bundesdruckerei GmbH;
supervisory board
mandate support for
financial institutions;
RAG Foundation;
miners’ housing
estate assets;
privatisation advisory
services to other
countries
Division VIII C 1
Post-Treuhand sector
(Federal Institute for
Special Tasks Arising
from Unification, German
AgriForest Privatisation
Agency); EWN Group;
institutional supervision
of Federal Institute
for Real Estate;
GDR party and mass
organisation assets
Dr M.A. Köhler
Division VIII C 2
Civil servants at
Deutsche Bundespost
successor companies;
human resources at
the Institute for Federal
Real Estate; Deutsche
Bundespost successor
institutions
Dr Hillebrecht von
Liebenstein
Division VIII C 3
Euro coinage
Ms Bohm
Division VIII C 4
Government holdings
in Deutsche Bahn AG
and DB Netz AG
Mr Dreier
Division VIII C 5
Directorate E A
European Economic
and Monetary Union;
bilateral relations;
EU enlargement
Ms Meyer
Mr Steinheuer
Division E A 1
General issues relating
to European policy;
EU coordination;
European Investment
Bank; Coordinating office
for cooperation with the
Bundestag and
Bundesrat in EU matters
Dr Heipertz
Division E A 2
EU budget; EU own
resources;
EU regulatory and
executive agencies
Mr Kranen
Division E A 3
EU multiannual financial
framework; general
issues relating to EU
cohesion policy and
structural policy
TBA
Division E A 4
Taxation of agriculture
and forestry; land
appraisal; valuation;
inheritance tax; real
property tax; capital tax;
transaction taxes and
related duties; general
issues relating
to Land and
municipal taxes
Central liaison for youth and trainees (federal revenue administration):
Ms Eberle
Liaison for youth and trainees (Ministry):
Mr Brandt
Dr Röhreke
Division E B 2
Euro area and EU fiscal
policy coordination;
deficit procedure; euro
area country analyses
Ms Schlotter
Division E B 3
Euro area and EU
economic policy
coordination; Economic
Policy Committee;
non-eurozone
countries; euro adoption;
macro-financial
assistance
Dr Merz
Euro area crisis
management;
crisis resolution
mechanisms (EFSF,
ESM); analyses for
the Bundestag
TBA
Mr Dinter
Division E A 5
Division E B 5
EU finances in the
areas of agriculture,
fisheries; financial issues
in connection with
competitiveness policies
to promote growth and
jobs; international
agricultural measures
Mr Wetz
Division E A 6
Protection of EU
financial interests;
EU financial control
and fraud prevention
Dr Korthals
Ms Hofmann
Division E B 1
ECOFIN; Eurogroup;
EU Economic and
Financial Committee;
Eurogroup working
group; European
Economic and Monetary
Union; ECB institutional
issues and general
coordination
EU finances in the
areas of security and
development policy,
CFSP and CSDP;
financing instruments in
the area of justice and
home affairs including
civil protection;
EU development policy
outside the EU budget
European law;
coordination of
Ministry-related
proceedings before
the European courts;
legislation implementing
euro area crisis
resolution mechanisms
Division IV C 7
Directorate E B
Financial relations
with the EU; general
financial issues relating
to European policies;
European law
Division E A 7
Ms Meurer
Ombudsperson for severely disabled employees (Ministry):
Directorate VIII C
Mr Leuvering
Ms Buchwald
Staff council (Ministry):
Mr Westphal
Dr Pietras
Income tax
(childcare expenses,
special expenses, family
benefits, tax rate
schedule, extraordinary
financial burdens, tax
relief); restructuring of
family benefits offices;
central federal government contact for the
church tax withholding
procedure; Federal Fiscal
Court proceedings
Chair Mr Dewes
European policy
Remediation and
redevelopment;
reclamation of lignite
mines in the postTreuhand sector;
management of holdings
in LMBV and VEBEG;
German Environment
Foundation
Division IV C 8
Central staff council (Ministry):
Directorate VIII B
Ms von Wick
Division VII A 5
Postage stamps
Income tax (calculation
of profits, income from
business enterprise
and self-employment,
tax balance sheet law);
reorganisation tax law
DirectorateGeneral E
DirectorateGeneral VIII
Financial market policy
Mr Narzynski
Directorate III C
DirectorateGeneral VII
Federal financial relations,
public and constitutional law,
legal matters,
Commission of Historians
Financial transaction tax (FTT)
Customs; excise duties;
motor vehicle tax and
aviation tax;
international cooperation
Customs law and
customs procedures;
import VAT; market
organisation rules
DirectorateGeneral V
Division E B 4
Financial aspects
of the internal market;
WTO; EU external
economic policy
Mr Quassowski
Division E B 6
Bilateral relations with
EU member states and
EFTA/EEA-countries;
Franco-German
cooperation;
EU enlargement
Ms Nortmann
Coordinating Office
of Franco-German
Unit
Organisation chart of the
Federal Ministry of Finance
November 2016*
Postal address: 11016 Berlin
Postal address: Postfach 13 08, 53003 Bonn
Telephone: +49 3018 682-0
Fax:
+49 3018 682-3260
Telephone: +49 22899 682-0
Fax:
+49 22899 682-4420
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E-mail: [email protected]
De-Mail: poststelle(at)bmf.de-mail.de
Functions carried out in Bonn
To be transferred to Berlin
*Last revised: 29 November 2016
Minister
Dr Wolfgang Schäuble
Parliamentary State Secretary
Jens Spahn
Parliamentary State Secretary
Dr Michael Meister
Supports the Minister in carrying out
his government duties, particularly
in budgetary matters
Supports the Minister in carrying out
his government duties, particularly
in the area of tax policy
Private Secretary
Private Secretary
Strategy and Communication
Mr Kaesbach
Dr Löhr
Dr Bernhard
Private Secretary to
the Minister;
Minister’s Office
Parliamentary and
Cabinet Business
Strategy and Planning
Speeches and
Publications
Ms Wehrmann
Dr Müller
Mr Köhler
Dr Speckmann
Press
Spokesperson
for the Minister
Freifrau von
Tiesenhausen-Cave
Public Relations
Public Services
Mr Fenchel
Ms Hofmann
State Secretary
Werner Gatzer
State Secretary
Johannes Geismann
State Secretary
Dr Thomas Steffen
Portfolio:
Directorates-General II (excluding Division II A 7),
III (excluding Division III A 5), V,
Divisions I B 3, I B 4, Z B 4a and Z B 4b
Portfolio:
Directorates-General Z (excluding Divisions
Z B 4a and Z B 4b), IV and VIII,
Divisions I A 2, II A 7 and III A 5
Portfolio:
Directorates-General I (excluding Divisions I A 2,
I B 3 and I B 4), VII and E
Private Secretary
Private Secretary
Internal Audit Unit
Dr Burckardt
Ms Rademacher
Dr Weiland
Data Protection Officer
([email protected])
Private Secretary
Data Protection
Dr Kuhn
Dr Karstendiek
3208
DirectorateGeneral Z
Gender Equality Officer
Ms Derendorf
Central administration and
services; IT Commissioner
for the federal revenue
administration
Dr Stahl-Hoepner
Directorate Z A
Directorate Z B
Directorate Z C
Ministry organisation
and human resources;
budget of the federal
revenue administration;
disciplinary matters;
professional training
for Ministry staff;
relocation officer;
new management
instruments; structural
development and
organisation of the
federal revenue
administration
(excluding customs)
Matters relating to the
public service and
employees of Sending
States Forces; social
benefits; protection
of classified material;
crisis management;
corruption prevention;
professional training in
the federal revenue
administration
IT; services;
emergency
response officer
Mr Schäper
Division Z A 1
Organisation;
management and
operational strategy
Ms Heger
Division Z A 2
Ministry human
resources
Mr Schmidt
Division Z A 3
Budget of the
federal revenue
administration; officer
for departmental
budget 08 and chapter
6004; housing of
federal agencies
(except customs);
audit notifications by
the Federal Court
of Auditors
Mr Flätgen
IT security unit
Dr Möller
Mr Süptitz
Federal Academy
of Finance (Brühl
and Berlin)
President
Dr Heller
Training division I
Advanced training for
managerial staff; procedural law; transaction
tax law
TBA
Division Z C 1
Training division II
Division Z B 1
Public service law
(general issues
and individual cases
within the federal
revenue administration,
excluding Ministry);
staff representation
law; Federal Equal
Opportunity Act (general
issues); matters relating
to disabled staff;
corruption prevention;
sponsoring
Dr M. Köhler
Division Z B 2
Civil service
remuneration and
pension law including
G 131 and workplace
accidents (general
issues and individual
cases within the federal
revenue administration,
excluding Ministry);
international public
service law; civil service
pension budget
Mr Kern
Mr Bartz
Federal IT management;
coordinating office
for federal revenue
administration IT officers;
IT strategy management
International tax law;
tax legislation
for non-residents
TBA
Training division III
Division Z C 2
IT portfolio management
and IT budget for
the federal revenue
administration;
contracting authority
between the Finance
Ministry and the federal
revenue administration
Dr Asmussen
Division Z C 3
Operational supervision
of the Federal
Information Technology
Centre (ITZBund)
Mr Kunzer
Division Z C 4
Ms Becker
Income tax law;
criminal tax law;
advanced training for the
judicial administration
Mr Blesinger
Training division IV
Business accounting;
tax balance
sheet law; IT
Dr Drosdzol
Training division V
Coordination of training
programmes
Mr Metzner
Administration
Budget; real property;
office services; IT
Division Z B 3
Division Z A 4
Professional training
for Ministry staff;
selection process for
higher civil service
officers; internal career
advancement; work-life
balance working
group; disciplinary
matters; conflict
management
Social benefits and
services; protection of
classified material;
crisis management;
flexitime administration;
holiday and sickness
records; travel office;
occupational safety
and health in the federal
revenue administration
(legal and operational
supervision)
Language service;
library
Dr Messtorff
Division Z C 5
In-house services;
central information;
office technical support;
IT-support
Dr Oswald
TBA
Ms Stähler
Division Z B 4a
Division Z A 5
Organisation, human
resources, HR budget
and structural
development of the
higher authorities
of the federal revenue
administration (except
for the Central Customs
Authority and the
Federal Spirits Monopoly
Administration) and the
Federal Information
Technology Centre,
including operational
supervision
Mr Henter
Division Z A 6
Security officer
Mr Bohnert
Public employee and
collective bargaining
law (general issues
and individual cases
within the federal
revenue administration,
excluding Ministry)
Mr Riethues
Division Z B 4b
Employees of Sending
States Forces;
supplemental public
service pension scheme
Ms C. Köhler
Human resources
administration system
(ongoing development
and operational
supervision); operational
supervision of the
Competence Centre
K-PVS; information and
knowledge management
(intranet)
Education and training
in the federal revenue
administration including
international cooperation
and twinning;
training of tax officials
Mr Kuhlmey
Ms Pedack
Division Z B 5
Mr Drechsel
DirectorateGeneral I
Project
G20 2017
Economic and fiscal
policy strategy;
international economy
and finance
Dr Schuknecht
Dr Schuknecht
Directorate I A
Directorate I B
Directorate I C
General issues
of fiscal and
economic policy
General issues of
specific sectors of
the economy;
sustainability
International financial
and monetary policy
Mr Herres
Ms Schutt
Ms Kothé
Division I A 1
Division I B 1
Division I C 1
Fiscal policy
General issues of trade
and industry (including
SMEs), the labour
market, the construction
and housing industry,
technology policy and
regional policy and
planning
G7/G8, G20, Global
economy; monetary
and currency issues
Mr Arnswald
Division I A 2
Dr Fabig
Division I C 2
General and structural
issues of tax policy
Dr R. Köhler
Dr Diekmann
Division I B 2
Division I A 3
Research and
policy advice
Sustainability and
quality of public
finances;
subsidy policy
Dr Dönnebrink
Macroeconomic
country analyses;
bilateral affairs
Dr Olbermann
Division I C 3
IMF; international
financial architecture
Dr Debelius
Dr von Kleist
Division I B 3
Division I A 4
Public finances
Dr Snelting
Energy, environmental
and raw materials policy;
consumer protection;
telecommunications,
postal services and IT
Mr Kahmann
Division I A 5
General issues of
economic policy
Dr Hoekstra
Division I B 4
Fiscal policy in the
fields of transport and
maritime industry
Dr Homann
Division I A 6
Tax estimates; analyses
of economic trends,
growth and tax revenue
Dr Hüsges
Division I B 5
Fiscal policy aspects
of economic
development measures
(domestic guarantees)
and of the civil aerospace
industry
Mr Wellmann
Division I B 6
Demographic trends;
social welfare state
Dr Eckhardt
Division I C 4
Financial issues
relating to international
organisations; financing
for development;
international climate and
environment protection
Mr Dippl
Division I C 5
Multilateral development
banks/AIIB/GIZ; debt
restructuring/Paris Club;
financial services in
developing countries;
creditor positions
Dr Baumann
DirectorateGeneral II
Federal budget
Mr Mießen
Directorate II A
Directorate II B
Directorate II C
General budget system;
federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets 32 and 60;
federal financial planning
Federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets
04, 07, 08,
12 and 16
Ms Westermann
Mr Kelleners
Federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets
01, 02, 03, 06, 09,
11, 15, 17, 19,
20 and 21;
Commissioner for
refugee response
management
Division II A 1
Division II B 1
General division for
preparation of the budget
and financial plan
Departmental budget 12
(Transport, digital
infrastructure)
Dr Goworek
Dr Hagedorn
Departmental
budget 09
(Economics and Energy)
Division II A 2
Division II B 2
Mr Hoepner
Lead division for
budget management;
intelligence service
budgets; federal cash
management system;
operational supervision
of the federal centre
of excellence for cash
management and
accounting and federal
cash offices; liquidity
planning; automated
budget, cash
management and
accounting procedure
Departmental budget 04
(Federal Chancellor)
excluding chapter 0404
Mr Klein
Division II A 3
Mr Heuchert
Dr Gerhardt
Division II C 1
Directorate II D
Federal budget
categories,
esp. departmental
budgets
05, 10 ,14, 23 and 30
Dr Kühne
Division II D 1
Departmental budget 14
(Defence, excluding
human resources)
- general budget;
general issues; military
procurement; NATO;
ESDP; international
engagements of
Bundeswehr troops;
chapters 01, 04, 05,
06, 07, 10
Division II C 2
Departmental budget 11
(Labour and Social
Affairs) - labour market
section -
Dr Kaumanns
Division II D 2
Division II B 4
Mr Piro
Departmental
budget 16
(Environment, Nature
Conservation, Building
and Nuclear Safety)
Ms Fuchs
Division II C 3
Departmental budgets 11
(Labour and Social
Affairs) - social
insurance section and 15 (Health)
Departmental budget 14
(Defence, esp.
human resources)
- accommodation,
holding companies;
chapters 03, 08, 11,
12, 13
Dr Knörzer
Division II B 5
Mr Nöhrbaß
Lead division for
budget law and
budget system;
budget issues related
to federal
industrial holdings
Mr Siebels
Division II A 4
General issues of
federal human
resources budget;
general and
case-specific decisions
under § 65 Federal
Budget Code; budget
issues relating to the
development of service
centres/centres of
excellence
Departmental budgets
07 (Justice and
Consumer Protection)
and 08 (Finance),
chapter 6004
Ms Ladener-Malcher
Division II D 3
Division II C 4
Departmental
budget 17
(Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth)
Mr Homann
General issues of
public-private
partnerships (PPP)
Division II C 5
Mr Kleene-Debring
Division II B 7
Issue-specific
budget analyses
Ms Neubauer
Departmental budgets
01 (Federal President),
02 (Bundestag),
03 (Bundesrat),
19 (Federal
Constitutional Court),
20 (Federal Court
of Auditors) and 21
(Federal Commissioner
for Data Protection and
Freedom of Information)
Ms Hartkorn
Division II C 6
Departmental budget 06
(Interior) excluding
chapter 0626;
coordinating office for
refugee-related issues
Division II A 7
Ms Zuleger
IT in the federal budget
directorate-general
Mr Schneider
Division II A 8
Modernisation projects
accounting systems
(government accrual
accounting standards,
standard chart of
administrative accounts,
cost accounting,
IPSAS/EPSAS);
federal budget
and property accounts
Dr Kalabuch
Departmental budgets 05
(Federal Foreign Office)
and 23 (Economic
Cooperation and
Development)
Mr John
Division II D 5
Departmental
budget 10
(Food and Agriculture)
Mr Kobsch
Division II A 5
TBA
Mr Hardt
Division II D 4
Division II B 6
Mr Schiffl
Departmental budgets 32
(federal debt) and 60
(general revenue
administration) excluding
chapter 6004; Energy
and Climate Fund
Departmental budget 30
(Education and
Research)
DirectorateGeneral III
Customs; VAT;
excise duties
Ms Hercher
Directorate III A
Strategic management
of the customs
administration’s
operational functions;
financial control of
undeclared work
Directorate III B
Directorate III C
Customs; excise duties;
motor vehicle tax and
aviation tax;
international cooperation
VAT and transaction
taxes (domestic and
international) including
EU harmonisation;
insurance tax
Ms Mildenberger
Dr Hofmann
Division III B 1
Division III C 1
Customs law and
customs procedures;
import VAT; market
organisation rules
VAT (international);
general VAT issues;
ECJ proceedings in
VAT matters; Fiscalis
programme; mutual
assistance and
cooperation in the EU
and OECD
Dr Hülsebusch
Division III A 1
Fiscal Code (customs);
controls; audits;
enforcement
Mr Szepan
Dr Liermann
Division III B 2
Ms Himsel
EU and international
cooperation;
administrative and legal
assistance; foreign trade
and payments law
Division III C 2
Division III A 2
Customs
investigation service;
risk analysis; security
analysis; criminal law and
administrative offence
law; prohibitions and
restrictions
Mr Mazet
Mr Tönshoff
Division III B 3
Division III A 3
Financial investigation
of illegal work
Energy duty;
electricity duty;
nuclear fuel duty;
biofuel quota
VAT (taxability;
taxpayers; place of
supply; tax base;
tax rates; invoices;
deductions;
record-keeping
requirements;
agriculture and forestry;
travel services;
margin scheme)
Mr Keisinger
Mr Rißmann
Mr Bremer
Division III C 3
Division III B 4
Division III A 4
Organisation,
human resources and
budget of the customs
administration and
Federal Spirits Monopoly
Administration; resource
management and
performance objectives
Mr Schmitt
General excise duty
issues; tobacco, coffee,
beer and sparkling wine
duties; spirits duty and
spirits monopoly
VAT (place of supply
of other services,
taxation procedure,
small businesses,
average rates,
tax exemptions,
off-shore, NATO,
diplomatic missions;
anti-fraud measures)
Mr Piechowski
Mr van Nahmen
Division III B 5
Division III C 4
Division III A 5
IT in the customs
administration
Mr Winterschladen
Motor vehicle
and aviation tax
Ms Koszinowski
Insurance and fire
protection tax at
federal level; betting
and lottery tax;
gaming casinos levy
Dr Schmidt
DirectorateGeneral IV
Taxation - direct taxes
Mr Sell
Financial transaction tax (FTT)
Mr Narzynski
Directorate IV A
Tax policy; tax reform;
general issues of tax
law; coordination of tax
legislation initiatives;
policy on ecological
taxes and duties;
tax procedural law;
tax consulting;
tax simplification;
tax enforcement;
organisation and
automation;
KONSENS initiative
Dr Misera
Directorate IV B
International tax law;
EU tax harmonisation
Mr Kreienbaum
Division IV B 1
International tax policy
(general issues and
coordination)
Directorate IV C
Taxes on income
and earnings;
business taxation and
business tax policy;
excise duties;
inheritance tax;
real property tax;
valuation
Dr Möhlenbrock
Division IV C 1
Dr Schleithoff
Division IV A 1
Tax policy; general
issues relating to the
tax system; tax
simplification and
bureaucracy reduction
Mr Narzynski
Division IV B 2
General issues relating
to double taxation
agreements; double
taxation agreements
with Austria, Switzerland,
Liechtenstein and Japan
Income tax (income
from capital; renting and
leasing; withholding tax
on income from capital);
Investment Tax Act;
REIT Act
Mr Hensel
Division IV C 2
Mr Wichmann
Division IV A 2
Lead coordination of
tax legislation initiatives
for DG IV; general
coordination
responsibilities
for DG IV
Mr Hörster
Division IV B 3
Double taxation
agreements with
EU/EEA countries;
national regulations
implementing
international tax law
General issues relating
to business taxation;
business tax policy;
corporation tax; trade
tax; reorganisation
tax law
Mr Rennings
Division IV C 3
Division IV A 3
Tax procedural law and
Fiscal Code; Code of
Procedure for Fiscal
Courts; equity rules;
notification obligations
of authorities
Dr Myßen
Ms Bruns
Division IV B 4
Double taxation
agreements with
non-EU/EEA countries;
international
organisations; diplomatic
and consular missions
General income tax
issues; unlimited
tax liability; tax
exemptions; other
income; retirement
provision; retirement
income; investment
allowances;
Tax Revenue;
Reallocation Act; PiA
Mr Unger
Dr Lasars
Division IV A 4
Division IV C 4
Fiscal Code
(accounting rules,
external auditing,
criminal tax law); Audit
Committee; federal and
Land courts of auditors;
tax consulting law
Mr Lüttger
Division IV B 5
Double taxation
agreements with the
United States, Canada,
Australia and New
Zealand; External Tax
Relations Act;
transfer pricing
Income tax
(tax-privileged purposes,
voluntary service);
law governing non-profit
organisations; forms;
income tax audit group
Mr Reusch
Mr Naumann
Division IV A 5
Organisational issues
of Länder tax
administrations
including e-government,
risk management,
controlling, assessment
of regulatory impacts
on tax enforcement
Division IV C 5
Division IV B 6
Exchange of information;
cooperation with
international tax
administration forums
Mr Czakert
Wages tax;
employee savings
allowance; home
ownership savings
premium; limited tax
liability
Mr Poppenberg
Mr Hoffmann
Division IV C 6
Division IV A 6
Impact of tax policy on
public budgets and tax
burden distribution;
structure of income
tax schedule
Income tax (calculation
of profits, income from
business enterprise
and self-employment,
tax balance sheet law);
reorganisation tax law
Ms Meurer
Dr van Essen
Division IV C 7
Division IV A 7
Automation in Länder
tax administrations;
KONSENS project;
coordination of
specifications for
federal-level
automation processes
Taxation of agriculture
and forestry; land
appraisal; valuation;
inheritance tax; real
property tax; capital tax;
transaction taxes and
related duties; general
issues relating
to Land and
municipal taxes
Mr Raven
Ms Hofmann
Division IV C 8
Income tax
(childcare expenses,
special expenses, family
benefits, tax rate
schedule, extraordinary
financial burdens, tax
relief); restructuring of
family benefits offices;
central federal government contact for the
church tax withholding
procedure; Federal Fiscal
Court proceedings
Ms Buchwald
DirectorateGeneral V
Federal financial relations,
public and constitutional law,
legal matters,
Commission of Historians
Dr Haß
Directorate V A
Financial relations
with the Länder
and municipalities;
public and
constitutional law
Mr Suhr
Directorate V B
Settlement of financial
consequences of WWII
(including compensation)
and property-related
legal issues following
German unification;
administration of
cultural assets;
legal matters; Freedom
of Information Act;
procurement law
and procedures;
postage stamps
Division V A 1
Constitutional rules
governing public
finances
Dr Langner
Mr Reimeier
Division V B 1
Division V A 2
Financial relations
between the Federation
and Länder
Dr Hanke
Unresolved
property issues;
provisions relating
to the consequences
of WWII; Foundation for
Remembrance,
Responsibility and
the Future
Ms Stemmer
Division V A 3
Local authority
financial matters
Dr Schneider
Division V B 2
Legal matters
Mr Ermer
Division V A 4
Financial equalisation
among the Länder
Mr Holters
Division V A 5
Public and constitutional
law; proceedings before
the Federal Constitutional
Court and ECHR; Public
International Law
Mr Serwe
Division V B 3
Equalisation of burdens;
administration of cultural
assets; restitution law;
rectification of injustices
committed by the
Socialist Unity Party
of Germany
Mr Nigbur
Division V B 4
Compensation for
victims of National
Socialist persecution;
Federal Compensation
Act; non-statutory
compensation provisions;
payments in recognition
of ghetto work
TBA
Division V B 5
Procurement law;
procurement procedures;
Freedom of
Information Act
Dr Kemper
Division V B 6
Postage stamps
Mr Schelenz
DirectorateGeneral VII
Financial market policy
Dr Holle
Directorate VII A
Federal credit
institutions;
international
financial markets;
consumer protection;
institutional oversight
Directorate VII B
Directorate VII C
Financial market
regulation
Financial market
stability; guarantees
TBA
Mr Wolpers
Division VII B 1
Division VII C 1
General issues relating
to Germany as a
financial centre;
general issues of
European financial
market integration;
financial reporting;
deposit guarantees;
coordination of legislative
initiatives for DG VII
Financial market
stability
Dr Pleyer
Division VII A 1
General issues of
financial market policy;
international financial
markets; Financial
Stability Board; European
Financial Services
Committee; coordination
responsibilities
for DG VII
Dr Meißner
Dr Bosch
Division VII B 2
Division VII A 2
Investment funds
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau; European Bank
for Reconstruction and
Development
Mr Harzer
Division VII A 3a
Anti-money
laundering/combating
the financing of terrorism
(AML/CFT)
Division VII B 3
Regulatory issues
in the banking sector
Mr Daske
Banking
supervision issues
Mr Becker
Dr Wimmer
Division VII C 4
Insurance sector
Ms Dietze
Legal and operational
supervision of the
Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
Finanzagentur GmbH;
federal debt management
Division VII C 3
Dr Hermes
Digital finance;
payment systems and
financial sanctions
Division VII C 2
Dr Wandel
Division VII B 4
Division VII A 3b
Mr Frank
Dr Kerkloh
Division VII B 5
Stock market and
securities sectors
Legal and operational
supervision of the
Federal Agency for
Financial Market
Stabilisation
TBA
Division VII C 5
Federal foreign trade
and investment
guarantees
Mr Franke
Division VII A 4
Consumer protection
in financial markets;
consumer complaints
Ms Thöne
Division VII A 5
Legal and operational
supervision of the
Federal Financial
Supervisory Authority;
European financial
market supervision;
general issues relating
to the supervision of
financial services
Mr Conert
Dr Laux-Meiselbach
DirectorateGeneral VIII
Privatisation,
industrial holdings
and federal real estate
Mr Schmalzl
Directorate VIII A
Directorate VIII B
Directorate VIII C
Dr Otto
Privatisation measures
and government
holdings (including
telecommunications,
infrastructure,
Bundesdruckerei);
public corporate
governance;
coordination of DG VIII’s
international activities
Human resources
issues following
postal reform;
government holdings in
Deutsche Bahn AG;
euro coinage;
EWN Group; remediation
and redevelopment;
reclamation of lignite
mines in the postTreuhand sector
Division VIII A 1
Dr Offer
Dr Schuy
Federal Institute for Real
Estate (general issues,
financial management,
organisation)
Division VIII B 1
Division VIII C 1
Public corporate
governance; general
issues and international
aspects of holdings
management; asset
interests/management
(§§ 65, 68 Federal
Budget Code);
coordinating office
for DG VIII
Post-Treuhand sector
(Federal Institute for
Special Tasks Arising
from Unification, German
AgriForest Privatisation
Agency); EWN Group;
institutional supervision
of Federal Institute
for Real Estate;
GDR party and mass
organisation assets
Federal Institute for
Real Estate; Deutsche
Post AG; constructionrelated matters
Mr Löbach
Division VIII A 2
Federal Institute
for Real Estate
(administration and
contract management);
construction management; parliamentary
approval procedures
for sales transactions;
Sending States Forces
Mr Schmid
Dr M.A. Köhler
Division VIII B 2
Dr Teichmann
Division VIII A 3
Construction-related
matters; large-scale
construction projects;
general issues pertaining
to federal construction
projects and construction
projects eligible for
public funding
Mr Pairan
Traffic infrastructure
holdings (airports, DFS)
and privatisations
(airports, DFS,
Deutsche Bahn AG)
Ms Brüker-Gaspers
Division VIII C 2
Civil servants at
Deutsche Bundespost
successor companies;
human resources at
the Institute for Federal
Real Estate; Deutsche
Bundespost successor
institutions
Division VIII B 3
Government holdings
in Deutsche Telekom AG
and PD - Berater der
öffentlichen Hand GmbH
Dr Hillebrecht von
Liebenstein
Division VIII C 3
Mr Ramge
Division VIII A 4
General issues of
privatisation policy;
Deutsche Post;
juris GmbH
Dr Jakob
Euro coinage
Division VIII B 4
Bundesdruckerei GmbH;
supervisory board
mandate support for
financial institutions;
RAG Foundation;
miners’ housing
estate assets;
privatisation advisory
services to other
countries
Ms Bohm
Division VIII C 4
Government holdings
in Deutsche Bahn AG
and DB Netz AG
Mr Dreier
Ms von Wick
Division VIII C 5
Remediation and
redevelopment;
reclamation of lignite
mines in the postTreuhand sector;
management of holdings
in LMBV and VEBEG;
German Environment
Foundation
Dr Pietras
DirectorateGeneral E
European policy
Mr Westphal
Directorate E A
Directorate E B
Financial relations
with the EU; general
financial issues relating
to European policies;
European law
European Economic
and Monetary Union;
bilateral relations;
EU enlargement
Ms Meyer
Mr Steinheuer
Division E A 1
Division E B 1
General issues relating
to European policy;
EU coordination;
European Investment
Bank; Coordinating office
for cooperation with the
Bundestag and
Bundesrat in EU matters
ECOFIN; Eurogroup;
EU Economic and
Financial Committee;
Eurogroup working
group; European
Economic and Monetary
Union; ECB institutional
issues and general
coordination
Dr Heipertz
Dr Röhreke
Division E A 2
Division E B 2
EU budget; EU own
resources;
EU regulatory and
executive agencies
Euro area and EU fiscal
policy coordination;
deficit procedure; euro
area country analyses
Mr Kranen
Ms Schlotter
Division E A 3
Division E B 3
EU multiannual financial
framework; general
issues relating to EU
cohesion policy and
structural policy
TBA
Division E A 4
Euro area and EU
economic policy
coordination; Economic
Policy Committee;
non-eurozone
countries; euro adoption;
macro-financial
assistance
Dr Merz
EU finances in the
areas of security and
development policy,
CFSP and CSDP;
financing instruments in
the area of justice and
home affairs including
civil protection;
EU development policy
outside the EU budget
Euro area crisis
management;
crisis resolution
mechanisms (EFSF,
ESM); analyses for
the Bundestag
TBA
Mr Dinter
Division E A 5
Division E B 5
EU finances in the
areas of agriculture,
fisheries; financial issues
in connection with
competitiveness policies
to promote growth and
jobs; international
agricultural measures
Financial aspects
of the internal market;
WTO; EU external
economic policy
Division E B 4
Mr Quassowski
Division E B 6
Mr Wetz
Division E A 6
Protection of EU
financial interests;
EU financial control
and fraud prevention
Mr Leuvering
Division E A 7
European law;
coordination of
Ministry-related
proceedings before
the European courts;
legislation implementing
euro area crisis
resolution mechanisms
Dr Korthals
Bilateral relations with
EU member states and
EFTA/EEA-countries;
Franco-German
cooperation;
EU enlargement
Ms Nortmann
Coordinating Office
of Franco-German
Unit