Ministry of Civil Service and Sports (Austria)

Ministry of Civil Service and Sports
Bundesministerium für öffentlichen Dienst und Sport
Ministry overview
Formed 2018
Jurisdiction Austria
Headquarters Palais Dietrichstein-Ulfeld
Minoritenplatz 3
Vienna
48°12′33.3″N 16°21′47.2″E / 48.209250°N 16.363111°E / 48.209250; 16.363111
Minister responsible
Website bmoeds.gv.at

In Austrian politics, the Ministry of Civil Service and Sports (German: Bundesministerium für öffentlichen Dienst und Sport or BMÖDS) is the ministry in charge of public employment law, civil service job training, civil service staff representation, administration management in general, and sports. [1]

The current Minister of Civil Service and Sports is Heinz-Christian Strache. [2][3]

History

Even though the Republic of Austria has always had a large public sector and a considerable number of career civil servants, the country does not usually maintain a dedicated civil service ministry. Traditionally, the interest of Austria's civil servants (Beamte) were protected by their strong union (the Beamtengewerkschaft) and by the fact that civil servants were overrepresented among the upper ranks of every major political party. Public employment policy was set, and public employment law written, by the Chancellery and the Ministry of Finance.

A precursor of the current Ministry called the Ministry of Public Services and Sports (Bundesministerium für öffentliche Leistungen und Sport) was established by the Schüssel I cabinet in 2000, then unceremoniously distestablished by the Schüssel II cabinet in 2003. Its responsibilities were attached to the Chancellery. The Ministry was resurrected under its current name by the Kurz cabinet in 2018.

Structure

As of May 2018, the ministry consists of the Minister and her personal staff (Kabinett), the office of the general secretary, and three departments: [4]

  • Presidium (Gruppe I/A − Präsidialangelegenheiten)
  • Sports (Sektion II − Sport)
  • Civil service and administration innovation (Sektion III − Öffentlicher Dienst und Verwaltungsinnovation)

The Minister and her staff are political appointees; the general secretary and the section heads are career civil servants.

Ministers

Ministry of Civil Service and Sports
Bundesministerium für öffentlichen Dienst und Sport
Cabinet:Minister:Party:Date appointed:
KurzHeinz-Christian Strache FPÖJanuary 8, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Bundesministeriengesetz-Novelle 2017". BGBl. I No. 164/2017 of December 28, 2017 (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Türkis-Blau: Das sind die neuen Minister". Kurier. December 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ↑ "16-köpfiges ÖVP-FPÖ-Team vereidigt". ORF. December 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Geschäftseinteilung" (in German). BMÖDS. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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