GermanyHamburg, Aufgabe 10 · Hamburg · Your federal state
Which senator does Hamburg not have?
In the exam (German)
Welche Senatorin/ welchen Senator hat Hamburg nicht?
- aSenator for Justice (Justizsenatorin/Justizsenator)Justizsenatorin/Justizsenator
- bSenator for External Relations (Senatorin/Senator für Außenbeziehungen)Senatorin/Senator für AußenbeziehungenCorrect answer
- cSenator for Finance (Finanzsenatorin/Finanzsenator)Finanzsenatorin/Finanzsenator
- dSenator for the Interior (Innensenatorin/Innensenator)Innensenatorin/Innensenator
Why?
In Germany, foreign policy is made only by the federation, through the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). That is why Hamburg has no senator for external relations, even though the port city has many contacts around the world. Finance, justice and internal affairs, for example the police, on the other hand, are tasks of the state – there are separate senators for them in the Hamburg Senate.
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