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In 2017 he ran as a NKP candidate in the Herrstag for the safe seat of Röttseig in Wittislich being easily elected. Following the NKP's victory in the [[2019 Weranian general election|2019 election]] Scheel was invited to serve in the Hösslin government in the newly created Ministry of Administrative and Constitutional Reform. As Minister Scheel has been tasked with reducing bureaucracy and government waste as well as formulating ideas to streamline coordination between the legislature and executive. Scheel also has oversight over other government departments.  
In 2017 he ran as a NKP candidate in the Herrstag for the safe seat of Röttseig in Wittislich being easily elected. Following the NKP's victory in the [[2019 Weranian general election|2019 election]] Scheel was invited to serve in the Hösslin government in the newly created Ministry of Administrative and Constitutional Reform. As Minister Scheel has been tasked with reducing bureaucracy and government waste as well as formulating ideas to streamline coordination between the legislature and executive. Scheel also has oversight over other government departments.  


Scheel is commonly considered to be in the "inner circle" of von Hösslin and his "closest adviser" in government. Scheel is considered to be associated with the more conservative wing of the NKP supporting a {{wp|neoconservatism|neoconservative}} foreign policy and {{wp|social conservatism}} domestically. In both his role as Director of the IOO and Minister Scheel has advocated for the restructuring of the Weranian state to be more efficient and centralised. Scheel has stated that his aim as Minister is to "''deconstruct the current old bureaucratic establishment and create a governing model that is focused on social entrepreneurship rather then solely market or state based solutions''".  
Scheel is commonly considered to be in the "inner circle" of von Hösslin and his "closest adviser" in government. Scheel is considered to be associated with the more conservative wing of the NKP supporting a {{wp|neoconservatism|neoconservative}} foreign policy and {{wp|social conservatism}} domestically. In both his role as Director of the IOO and Minister Scheel has advocated for the restructuring of the Weranian state to be more efficient and centralised. Scheel has stated that his aim as Minister is to "''deconstruct the old bureaucratic elite and create a governing model that is focused on social entrepreneurship rather then solely market or state based solutions''".  
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Andreas Scheel
13-06-10-dosb-wahlhearing-podium-297.jpg
Minister of Administrative and Constitutional Reform
Assumed office
28 June 2019
ChancellorOtto von Hößlin
Preceded byPost established
ConstituencyRöttseig
Member of the Herrstag
Assumed office
14 May 2017
Personal details
Born (1949-06-20) 20 June 1949 (age 75)
Jungheim, Cislania, Werania
Political partyNational Consolidation Party
Alma materWestbrücken Hoffheim University

Andreas Scheel (born 20 June 1949) is a Weranian politician and lawyer who currently serves as the Minister of Administrative and Constitutional Reform in the government of Otto von Hößlin. Scheel has also been a member of the Herrstag since the 2017 Herrstag election.

A corporate lawyer with an alma mater from the Westbrücken Hoffheim University Scheel worked for several years for the company ÖE Holdings before becoming Director of the right-wing think tank the Institute for Public Policy (IOO) that is closely aligned with the National Consolidation Party from 2004 to 2015. He resigned as IOO Director in 2015 when he became an adviser to NKP federal president Otto von Hösslin following the latter's election as NKP leader specialising on foreign policy and state reform.

In 2017 he ran as a NKP candidate in the Herrstag for the safe seat of Röttseig in Wittislich being easily elected. Following the NKP's victory in the 2019 election Scheel was invited to serve in the Hösslin government in the newly created Ministry of Administrative and Constitutional Reform. As Minister Scheel has been tasked with reducing bureaucracy and government waste as well as formulating ideas to streamline coordination between the legislature and executive. Scheel also has oversight over other government departments.

Scheel is commonly considered to be in the "inner circle" of von Hösslin and his "closest adviser" in government. Scheel is considered to be associated with the more conservative wing of the NKP supporting a neoconservative foreign policy and social conservatism domestically. In both his role as Director of the IOO and Minister Scheel has advocated for the restructuring of the Weranian state to be more efficient and centralised. Scheel has stated that his aim as Minister is to "deconstruct the old bureaucratic elite and create a governing model that is focused on social entrepreneurship rather then solely market or state based solutions".