As the State’s highest-ranking administrative authority, the Ministry is not only involved in government activities, but is also in charge of the legal and technical supervision of the States institutions that come under this department.

The Hessian Ministry of Finance is headed by the Hessian Minister of Finance, Minister of State Dr. Thomas Schäfer. Deputy Secretary, Dr. Bernadette Weyland, assists him in his work.

As the State’s highest supervisory authority for schools, the Hessian Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs is in charge of central planning and the administration of educational policy, such as the educational framework, the development of core curricula, the allocation of teaching posts and the design of teacher training and further professional development.

Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Regional Development, State of Hessen is founded on a politics of sustainably ensuring Hessen’s wealth, based on well-balanced economic development and a rational ecological approach.