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The Hessian State Chancellery opposite Kochbrunnenplatz in Wiesbaden is the government headquarters of the State of Hesse and the official residence of the Minister-President of Hesse. It is located in the former Grand Hotel Rose. The cabinet meetings of the state government also take place here.

The State Chancellery also houses the Hessian Minister for Federal and European Affairs, to which the Hessian State Representation in Berlin belongs.

Tasks
The State Chancellery assists the Prime Minister in the performance of his duties. The latter sets the policy guidelines, represents the state externally and exercises the right of Mercy. In the State Chancellery, the main features of the policy of the state government are drawn up and the work between the ministries is coordinated. From here, the execution of the resolutions of the Landtag of Hesse and the issuance of laws and legal ordinances are controlled, and state treaties and administrative agreements are prepared. The government spokesman also works here. The head of the State Chancellery is a cabinet member with ministerial rank, currently Axel Wintermeyer.

The State Chancellery also exercises state supervision over the de and Hessischer Rundfunk.

Domicile
Until 2004, the State Chancellery was spread over several buildings in Wiesbaden, which directly bordered the Warmer Damm park. Shortly after the turn of the millennium, the state acquired the former Hotel Rose on Kranzplatz in order to refurbish it for the State Chancellery in accordance with historic preservation requirements. In the summer of 2004, a branch office of the Hessian State Statistical Office and the State Center for Political Education moved in together with the State Chancellery, both of which are subordinate to the State Chancellery. A total of 440 employees work in the representative building from the Wilhelminian period.

In summer 2004, a branch of the de (Hessian State Statistical Office} and the de (Hessian State Center for Political Education) moved in together with the State Chancellery, both of which are subordinate authorities of the State Chancellery.

Former Hotel Rose
The previous building of the Grand Hotel Rose stood on Kranzplatz and separated it from Kochbrunnenplatz. It was not demolished until early 1913. Permission for the new building, which extended to Taunusstraße, was granted in 1896. The hotel had 200 lounges and bedrooms and 55 bathrooms. The large bathing establishment had its own inflow from the Kochbrunnen. In the courtyard there was a large indoor tennis court.

From 1940 to 1944 it was the meeting place of the [[German Armistice Commission
 * Franco-German Armistice Commission]]. From 1945 to 1948, the American occupation forces used the building.

In 1959, after a costly renovation, it was again operated as a hotel, but with fewer beds. Instead, 75 apartments were rented to permanent guests.

The building, which real estate entrepreneur de acquired in the early 1990s in order to turn it into a luxury hotel again, stood empty for years after the Schneider affair in 1994. After a sensational billion-euro bankruptcy in 1994, Schneider was arrested in 1995 and sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for fraud, loan fraud and forgery of documents. He was released on parole in 1999.

Heads of the State Chancellery

 * Axel Wintermeyer (born 1960), since August 31, 2010
 * Stefan Grüttner (born 1956), from April 5, 2003 to August 31, 2010
 * Jochen Riebel (1945–2015) from September 12, 2000 to April 3, 2003
 * Franz Josef Jung (born 1949) from April 7, 1999 to September 12, 2000
 * Hans Joachim Suchan (born 1946) from April 5, 1991 to April 7, 1999
 * Alexander Gauland (born 1941) from April 24, 1987 to April 5, 1991
 * Paul Leo Giani (born 1942) from July 2, 1985 to April 24, 1987
 * Reinhart Bartholomäi (born 1936) from October 20, 1976 to July 1, 1985
 * Günter Bovermann (born 1929) from October 23, 1969 to October 20, 1976
 * Willi Birkelbach (1913–2008) from September 16, 1964 to October 23, 1969
 * Willi Brundert (1912–1970) from January 31, 1963 to September 16, 1964
 * Hermann Bach (1897–1966) from August 1, 1949 to January 31, 1963
 * Hermann Brill (1895–1959) 4 July 1946 to 31 July 1949
 * Hugo Swart (1885–1952) 12 October 1945 to 3 July 1946