Brief portrait of the StGB NRW

The North Rhine-Westphalia Local Authorities Confederation (StGB NRW) is an organisation representing 359 out of the 396 municipal entities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Members in the Local Authorities Confederation are without exception county-affiliated towns and municipalities. There are a good 9 million people living in the county-affiliated towns or municipalities of NRW – more than half of the state’s total population. Membership in the StGB NRW is voluntary.

The North Rhine-Westphalia Local Authorities Confederation, together with 15 equivalent organisations in the other German states, forms the foundation of the German Local Authorities Confederation. The StGB NRW operates independently of government subsidies, obtaining its revenues solely from the contributions paid by the member councils.

Bylaws of the StGB NRW

The confederation is headed by its President. Since 23 March 2010, this has been Dr. Eckhard Ruthemeyer, Mayor of Soest. The First Deputy President is Roland Schäfer, Mayor of Bergkamen. The office of the StGB NRW in Düsseldorf is headed by the General Manager Dr. Bernd Jürgen Schneider. He is supported by Manager Ernst Giesen.