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10Sachsen · State ministries and foreign relations

Sachsen has no state foreign minister.

Justice, finance and interior exist as state portfolios. The missing function asked for is foreign affairs.

About 4 min readReviewed: 21 October 2026
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Basic LawArticle 32
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The short answer

Correct: Foreign Minister.

The question contains the word “not”. Sachsen has no foreign-minister office of its own. Relations between Germany and foreign states are primarily the federation’s responsibility.

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Which minister does Sachsen not have?

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First check the level of government.

Sachsen is a federal state within Germany. Its government has portfolios including justice, finance and interior. A federal state is not an independent country conducting Germany’s general foreign policy on its own.

Article 32 of the Basic Law assigns relations with foreign states to the federation. Foreign Minister is therefore the correct answer when asked which of the listed offices Sachsen does not have.

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The other three answers

The other three portfolios exist.

Justice Minister

Justice Minister is not the correct choice here: Sachsen has a justice portfolio. Ministerial administration of justice does not mean judges decide cases under political instructions.

Finance Minister

Sachsen has a finance portfolio. Finance is therefore not the missing function in this negative question.

Interior Minister

Sachsen also has an interior portfolio. Interior Minister is therefore not the answer to the question about the absent office.

Having no foreign minister does not mean having no international contacts.

Article 32 allows federal states to conclude treaties with foreign states in areas within their legislative competence, with the federal government’s consent. Sachsen’s constitution also regulates external representation of the Free State. These powers do not establish a general foreign-minister office of its own.

The portfolio overview was checked on 21 October 2026. Ministry names and responsibilities can change. The central learning point is the division of responsibility between state government and federation; judicial independence is a separate principle.

Article 32 · Basic Law ↗
Your memory cue

The question asks “not”: Sachsen has no foreign-minister office of its own.

Justice, finance and interior are among the existing state portfolios.

Three words for this question

das Ressortportfolio
A government member’s subject area of responsibility.
auswärtige Beziehungenforeign relations
Relations with other countries; primarily a federal responsibility.
die Gesetzgebungskompetenzlegislative competence
The legal authority to make laws in a particular field.
Grundgesetz · Art. 32 ↗

Connect the portfolios with the head of government and civic education.

SN 09What is the head of government called in Sachsen?
Catalogue answer

Minister President

The Minister-President leads the state government.

SN 06Where can you get information about political topics in Sachsen
Catalogue answer

at the State Agency for Civic Education

The state centre explains political connections.

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An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 21 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

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