The Senate Administrations are the highest authorities of the State of Berlin and correspond to the ministries of other German federal states. Since Berlin is both a city and a federal state, the Senate Administrations perform both municipal and state-level functions. Each Senate Administration is headed by a senator who is a member of the Berlin Senate, the state government.

Within their respective fields, the Senate Administrations are responsible for developing and implementing state policy (for example in education, transport, or finance). They supervise the subordinate authorities under their responsibility and manage the budget allocated to their area.

These are the Senate Administrations:

• Senate Administration for Labour, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination
• Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Family
• Senate Administration for Finance
• Senate Administration for the Interior and Sport (abbreviated: SenInnSport)
• Senate Administration for Justice and Consumer Protection
• Senate Administration for Culture and Social Cohesion
• Senate Administration for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment
• Senate Administration for Urban Development, Building and Housing
• Senate Administration for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises
• Senate Department for Higher Education and Research, Health and Long-Term Care
• Governing Mayor of Berlin – Senate Chancellery