The Committees

Efficient division of labour

The State Parliament sets up a number of committees in order to achieve an efficient division of labour and to ensure that the necessary groundwork is laid for its deliberations and decisions. The parliamentary groups send specialists in areas such as financial and economic policy, educational policy or environmental issues to be members of the relevant committees.

The committees discuss and produce recommendations on specific issues which are usually sent to them for consideration by the Chamber. All of the committees have 19 members, with the exception of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee and the Petitions Committee which both have 23 members.

Standing Committee
Convener: Dr. Stefan Scheffold, CDU
Deputy Convener: Jürgen Filius, GRÜNE

Finance and Economics Affairs Committee
Convener: Tanja Gönner, CDU
Deputy Convener: Dr. Markus Rösler, GRÜNE

Schools, Youth and Sport Committee
Convener: Siegfried Lehmann, GRÜNE
Deputy Convener: Viktoria Schmid, CDU

Science, Research and Arts Committee
Convener: Helen Heberer, SPD
Deputy Convener: Andreas Deuschle, CDU

Internal Affairs Committee
Convener: Walter Heiler, SPD
Deputy Convener: Karl Klein, CDU

Environment, Climate and Energy Policy Committee
Convener: Ulrich Müller, CDU
Deputy Convener: Alfred Winkler, SPD

Employment, Social Affairs, Families, Women and Senior Citizens Committee
Convener: Bärbl Mielich, GRÜNE
Deputy Convener: Stefan Teufel, CDU

Rural Development and Consumer Protection Committee
Convener: Karl Traub, CDU
Deputy Convener: Klaus Käppeler, SPD

Transport and Infrastructure Committee
Convener: Rudolf Köberle, CDU
Deputy Convener: Martin Rivoir, SPD

Integration Committee
Convener: Katrin Schütz, CDU
Deputy Convener: Jörg Fritz, GRÜNE

European Relations Committee
Convener: Peter Hofelich, SPD
Deputy Convener: Karl Rombach, CDU

Petitions Committee
Convener: Beate Böhlen, GRÜNE
Deputy Convener: Norbert Beck, CDU