The State Parliament Administration

Services for the Parliament

The State Parliament Administration is responsible for the smooth performance of parliamentary business and supports the work of MPs and the parliamentary groups. The State Parliament Administration, which is headed by the State Parliament Director and is directly accountable to the President of the State Parliament, has 135 positions – as well as 43 parliamentary advisory positions for the parliamentary groups – and is the highest government agency in Baden-Württemberg.

The State Parliament Administration implements decisions taken by the Executive Committee, lays the business and organisational foundations for the Parliament's plenary sessions and helps the conveners prepare for committee meetings. The Parliament's legal service is available to provide assistance if legal issues relating, for example, to constitutional matters or standing orders arise. In response to the growing impact of European policy at the regional level, the Parliament has set up its own European affairs office.

The mouthpiece of the State Parliament and the President is the Public Relations Department. While the Parliament's special visitor section takes care of the protocol for visiting dignitaries, the needs of our many other guests are looked after by our Visitor Services.

The Parliament's administration and all MPs’ offices are, of course, equipped with modern computers with access to important databases and the internet. The Information Centre stores books, magazines, statutes, minutes and publications in its parliamentary archives, parliamentary documentation, library and data processing sections.