_Two Parliamentary State Secretaries assist the Minister in fulfilling his governmental duties. They maintain permanent contact with the Bundestag, Bundesrat and parliamentary groups, and represent the Minister in these bodies. Two Permanent State Secretaries assist the Minister in performing technical control of the Ministry and exercising peacetime command authority.
Currently the two Parliamentary State Secretaries are Dr. Ralf Brauksiepe and Markus Grübel. The position of the two Permanent State Secretaries belongs two Gerd Hoofe and Stéphane Beemelmans.
Currently the two Parliamentary State Secretaries are Dr. Ralf Brauksiepe and Markus Grübel. The position of the two Permanent State Secretaries belongs two Gerd Hoofe and Stéphane Beemelmans.