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Landkreistag looks back on 20 years of major administrative structure reform

"The major administrative reform that came into force at the beginning of 2005 is quite rightly described in administrative science as a 'micro-political masterpiece'. In a surprise coup, the then Minister President Erwin Teufel succeeded in getting a reform law through the state parliament that covered more than 450 authorities, of which over 350 were dismantled, merged or integrated. Over 20,000 state employees were affected by the reform. This was truly a Herculean task," emphasized the President of the Baden-Württemberg District Council, District Administrator Joachim Walter (Tübingen), at a symposium held today in Ludwigsburg to mark the twentieth anniversary of the administrative reform. "For the district offices, the administrative reform was associated with a considerable increase in tasks," emphasized District Association President Walter. "At the time, tasks were transferred to the districts from the offices for land consolidation and land development, the state forestry offices, the supply offices, the water directorates, the state trade supervisory offices, the road construction offices, the state surveying offices, the offices for agriculture, landscape and soil culture as well as responsibility for food monitoring."

A presenter in a formal suit stands at a lectern, addressing an audience seated in front of him. The setting features a large emblem on the wall behind. Attendees are engaged, listening attentively to the speech being delivered.

"As a result, one cannot help but recognize the administrative reform as a great success," emphasized District Council President Walter. "After all, the administrative reform has made a significant contribution to turning the districts into the powerful administrative units they are today. And they have been able to impressively demonstrate just how effective the districts have become, particularly in the past few crisis-ridden years. Taking in people seeking protection in 2015/2016, coping with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 to 2022 and caring for the many refugees from Ukraine in recent years - none of this would have been possible without high-performing districts with their lively access to the economy and civil society."

At today's symposium, which was organized under the leadership of the working group of the district archives of the Landkreistag, the then Minister of the Interior Heribert Rech, the then employee of the State Ministry Andrea Klett-Eininger and the President of the Landkreistag Walter looked back on the time of the administrative reform in a panel discussion in the morning. The renowned administrative scientist Prof. Dr. Jörg Bogumil from the Ruhr University Bochum and the cultural scientist Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sannwald from the University of Tübingen then took a scientific look at the reform in the form of specialist lectures, before several district archivists from Baden-Württemberg will deal with selected detailed topics relating to the reform in four spotlights in the afternoon.

The host district administrator from Ludwigsburg, Dietmar Allgaier, explained: "I would like to thank everyone who supported and promoted the administrative reform of 2005 at all levels. For the district of Ludwigsburg, it was undoubtedly a significant impetus - towards new tasks, new scope for action and ultimately towards a modern, efficient and citizen-oriented administration."

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