Drive means for controlling a control organ, such as a valve, and means for controlling an adjusting movement

In a drive for controlling a control organ, such as a valve, comprising a driving member which is coupled to an actuator of the actuator, a drive power unit operatively initiate an adjusting movement in the driving component, and a housing in which a part of the driving member is accommodated and which has a passage through which the driving member from the housing toward the actuator for transmitting the actuating movement extends, is provided that in the housing, a way-sensor for detecting a position of the driving member and for generating an electrical position signal is accommodated for forwarding to a control and / or regulating device.