Chief of the State Chancellery and State Minister

Conrad Clemens was the state head of the CDU Saxony from April 2018 until the end of 2019, and was responsible for organising the 2019 state election campaign.

From October 2014 to March 2018, he was the federal head of the Junge Union Deutschlands youth organisation.

During the 2017 federal election campaign, he led the team responsible for voter mobilisation and the door-knock campaign (connect17).

From 2011 to 2012, Conrad Clemens was a consultant at accounting firm PwC, and from 2013 to 2014 chief clerk at the German Bundestag.

Since 2024, he has been the Saxon State Minister for Federal Affairs & Media and head of the Saxon State Chancellery.

Task areas

The head of the Saxon State Chancellery helps the Minister-President define political directives. They co-ordinate State Chancellery’s work with that of the State Parliament and ministries, and prepare cabinet sessions and Minister-President meetings, as well as check to ensure enacted laws comply with the Constitution.

They are also responsible for media policy and media laws in Saxony. The State Minister additionally acts as contact person for all general policy issues. This includes matters pertaining to the Federal and State Constitution within the scope of the Minister-President’s policy responsibility, as well as matters relating to the state or its subdivisions, or general matters of public administration or the organisational structure of government authorities.

Political focus areas

The Free State of Saxony and its citizens have come a long way in recent years. And there’s a lot that can be built upon. The main challenges continue to lie in securing and creating new jobs. The more effectively we are able to do this, the better we will be able to tackle issues such as demographic changes and emigration.

The Free State of Saxony’s contribution will include an administrative and functional reform that adapts state structures to the altered population figures and declining finances.