Hamburg Chamber Of Commerce
Role
The chamber has several official responsibilities. The Hamburg Stock Exchange (founded in 1558) is owned by and subordinate to the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The chamber has its offices in the old stock exchange building.
The Commercial Deputation, founded in 1665, originally consisted of seven members, elected among the city's "honourable merchants." Each member became President of the Commercial Deputation during his last year in office. The Commercial Deputation was officially recognised by the Hamburg council (senate) in 1674 as the representation of the city's merchants. From 1710, all the seven members of the Commercial Deputation were also ex officio members of the Erbgesessene Bürgerschaft (the Hamburg Parliament). The Commercial Deputation was, along with council/senate and Bürgerschaft, one of the most important political bodies of Hamburg.
In 1735, the Commerzbibliothek (Library of Commerce) was founded, and is the oldest library of its kind. In 1867, the Commercial Deputation was transformed into the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.
Since 2004 the Chamber of Commerce organizes the bi-annual Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe.
Presidents of the Hamburg Commercial Deputation and Chamber of Commerce since 1665
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External links
- Hamburg Chamber of Commerce official Web site (in German and English)
- Clippings about Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
References
- ^ Leitbild der Handelskammer Hamburg www.hk24.de (PDF) (in German)