| Bundesministerium für Verkehr | |
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| Formed | 20 September 1949 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Invalidenstraße 44,Berlin 52°31′46.58″N13°22′42.10″E / 52.5296056°N 13.3783611°E /52.5296056; 13.3783611 |
| Employees | 1,300 |
| Annual budget | €41.154 billion (2021)[1] |
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| Website | www |
TheFederal Ministry for Transport (German:Bundesministerium für Verkehr,German pronunciation:[ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊmfyːɐ̯fɐˈkeːɐ̯]; abbreviatedBMV) is acabinet-level ministry of theFederal Republic of Germany. Its main office is located in Berlin, while the majority of its civil servants and employees work inBonn, the secondary seat.
The Ministry itself has about 1300 employees. At the top is the Federal Minister, and there are two Parliamentary Secretaries, who are also Member of theBundestag, and two civil servant undersecretaries. The ministry oversees 63 downstream agencies and authorities[2] where around 25,000 people work.[3]
The agency was formed through the merger of the former Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development, both established in 1949. The merged ministry was at first named Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing until it adopted the name Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) in 2005. On December 17, 2013, it was renamed to Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) through an organizational decree by theMerkel III Cabinet. A decree issued byOlaf Scholz upon assumingchancellorship on December 8, 2021, led to the ministry receiving its current designation.[4]
AfterGerman reunification, politicians from theNew states of Germany often headed the ministry, which had large responsibility over rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure left over from formerEast Germany.Günther Krause was the first minister after the1990 German federal election and in 2002, formerMinister-President of BrandenburgManfred Stolpe was appointed, after his successor as Minister-President, then-Mayor of PotsdamMatthias Platzeck had refused the job in 1998. Stolpe was succeeded by then-Mayor of LeipzigWolfgang Tiefensee, who had refused the job similarly to Platzeck in 2002.
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The ministry, together with its subordinate agencies, is responsible for all federal portfolio tasks which touch the mobility of people, goods, services and data.
The responsibilities extends to the federal transport infrastructure (Autobahn, federal motorways, railway networks, waterways and air traffic) as well as to the widespread availability of modern broadband networks across Germany. Hence, the ministry develops legal policies and ensures the safety of the modes of transport, respectively. Additionally, it ensures the seamless planning and financing of investments for maintenance and development of infrastructures.
The main focus in the field of digital infrastructure is a comprehensive supply of fast Internet with a transmission speed of at least 50 Mbps). Another task is to modernise mobility (alternative fuels, interconnected and intelligent transport system). This includes, e.g., the establishment of 'Digitales Testfeld Autobahn' to test innovative vehicle technologies. The ministry is also responsible for theGalileo satellite navigation system and theCopernicus Programme of the European Union.
The ministry has 18 federal authorities and federal agencies directly subordinate to it:[5]
TheFederation, represented by the ministry, holds shares in the following private companies with business activities:[8]
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