Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate ActionGovernment

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) is a cabinet-level supreme federal authority of Germany responsible for national economic policy, energy transition, industrial competitiveness, and climate action. Originally tracing its origins back to the Reich Economic Office established in 1917, it was formally re-established as the Federal Ministry of Economics in 1949 during the founding of West Germany under architect of the social market economy Ludwig Erhard. In 2021, climate protection was formally merged into its core portfolio under the Scholz cabinet.