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Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment
(MWU)
Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Energie, Klimaschutz und Umwelt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Seal of Saxony-Anhalt
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Agency overview
Formed1990
JurisdictionGovernment of Saxony-Anhalt
HeadquartersLeipziger Straße 58
Magdeburg
52°06′51″N 11°37′12″E / 52.11405°N 11.62013°E / 52.11405; 11.62013
Employees353 (2025)[1]
Annual budget€1.347 billion (2025)[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitemwu.sachsen-anhalt.de

The Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt (Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Energie, Klimaschutz und Umwelt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the nine ministries of the German state (Bundesland) Saxony-Anhalt. It is based in Magdeburg.

Leadership

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Armin Willingmann has been state minister since September 16, 2021, and is assisted by Thomas Wünsch and Steffen Eichner as state secretaries.

History

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After the Second World War, there were initially no ministries. In the "Provincial Administration of Saxony" formed in 1945, a vice president was responsible for agriculture and forestry. In 1946, the Ministry of Agriculture was founded, which was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 1950 and existed as such until the dissolution of the state in 1952.

With the reestablishment of the state of Saxony-Anhalt in 1990, a Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry and a Ministry of Environment and Nature Conservation were founded. In 1994, the Ministry of Environment was initially transformed into the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Regional Planning, and in 1996, both ministries were merged for the first time to form the Ministry of Regional Planning, Agriculture, and Environment. In 1998, the ministry was divided again into the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry and the Ministry of Regional Planning and Environment, but in 2000 it was merged again under its previous name. In 2002, it was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and in 2016 it became the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy. In 2021, it was renamed the Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection, and Environment. With the formation of the Haseloff III cabinet, the departmental boundaries were changed considerably in some cases, with the result that the Ministry of the Environment was merged with the science department from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and now bears its current name.

Organization

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The ministry has a management team, a press spokesperson, and an equal opportunities officer. It is divided into five departments:[3]

Organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of the State of Saxony-Anhalt (as of September 2025)
Department 1:
Central Department		 Department 2:
Nature Conservation, Water Management		 Department 3:
Energy, Sustainability, Structural Change		 Department 4:
Technical Environmental Protection, Soil Protection, Climate Protection		 Department 5:
Universities, Science, and Research
  • Unit 21: General and Legal Affairs of the Department, State-owned Enterprises and Institutions
  • Unit 22: Flood Protection, Water and Facility Maintenance, EU Flood Risk Management Directive
  • Unit 23: Wastewater Disposal, Facilities for Handling Water-Polluting Substances, Water Supply, Water Protection, Water Framework Directive
  • Unit 24: Species and Biotope Protection, Natura 2000, Impact Regulation, Landscape Planning
  • Unit 25: Biodiversity, Large Protected Areas, Nature Conservation Measures
  • Office of the Elbe River Basin Community (FGG Elbe)

Subordinate Authorities, Universities, and Institutions

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Numerous authorities, universities, and other institutions in the state of Saxony-Anhalt are subordinate to the ministry:[4]

The State Regulatory Authority of Saxony-Anhalt is based at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment, which is responsible for the energy industry. It is not bound by the instructions of the ministry in its activities.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Haushaltsplan für die Haushaltsjahre 2025 und 2026" (PDF) (in German). Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt. p. 2717. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  2. ^ "Haushaltsplan für die Haushaltsjahre 2025 und 2026" (PDF) (in German). Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt. pp. 863, 2466. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. ^ "Organisationsplan" (PDF) (in German). Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. ^ "Organisationsübersicht über den Geschäftsbereich" (PDF) (in German). Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. ^ https://landesregulierungsbehoerde.sachsen-anhalt.de/ Website of the State Regulatory Authority of Saxony-Anhalt
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