The invention relates to a steering controller (1) for steering a motor vehicle, in particular to a steering wheel, having a hub (2) for connection to a steering axle (3) of the vehicle and to a holding region (5), which is connected via at least one connecting piece (4) such as a spoke, and further having at least one operating unit (7). According to the invention the operating unit (7) is disposed between the hub (2) and the holding region (5) of the steering controller and is in the form of a rotary actuator (10) for selecting different selecting positions, different functions of the rotary actuator (10) being paired with the individual selecting positions.