The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the foundation. It consults and decides on the foundation’s work guidelines; it also receives the business and cash reports and is responsible for approving them; it supports the Board of Directors and elects board members.
The General Assembly convenes at least once a year, usually in the second half of the year. They constitute a quorum if at least half of the members are present. The majority of the members present then decide on resolutions. Decisions are recorded in the minutes.
The total number of association members is limited to 55. Membership shall terminate three years after commencing the activity unless extended for a further three years owing to a decision taken by the General Assembly.
General Assembly
Professor Dr Marion Ackermann
President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Dr Patrick Adenauer
Entrepreneur
Dr Felor Badenberg
Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection in Berlin
Dr Erik Bertram
Vice President Experience Management, BTP Experience, SAP SE
Professor Dr Verena Blechinger-Talcott
Deputy Chairwoman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
Professor of Japanese Studies (Japanese Politics and Political Economics)
Vice President of Freie Universität Berlin
Dr Christoph Brand
Treasurer of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
Ralph Brinkhaus MP
Former Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the German Bundestag
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Daniel Caspary MEP
Chairman of the CDU/CSU group at the European Parliament
Further information in the biogram
Karina Dörk
Landrätin im Landkreis Uckermark
Burkard Dregger
Member of Berlin Parliament
Chairman of the CDU parliamentary group at the Berlin Parliament (retired)
Professor Dr Dr h.c. Lars Feld
Holder of the Chair for Economic Policy and Constitutional Economics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Director of the Walter Eucken Institute
Professor Dr Stephan Frucht
Artistic Director, Siemens Arts Program
Michael Gahler MEP
Board member of the CDU/CSU group at the European Parliament
Hermann Gröhe
Deputy Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
Federal Minister (retired)
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Daniel Günther
Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein
Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein
Elke Hannack
Deputy President of the German Trade Union Confederation (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB)
Deputy Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Workers Association (Christlich-Demokratische Arbeitnehmerschaft, CDA)
Professor Dr Stefan W. Hell
Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Franziska Hoppermann MP
Treasurer of the CDU
Chairwoman of the Women's Union of the CDU in Hamburg
Eckart von Klaeden
State Secretary (retired)
Head of the External Affairs department at Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Julia Klöckner MP
President of the German Bundestag
Federal Minister (retired)
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Professor Dr Marianne Kneuer
Professor of Comparative Politics at the Technische Universität Dresden
Professor Roland Koch
Minister-President (retired)
Chairman of the Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung e. V.
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Professor Dr Norbert Lammert
Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
President of the German Bundestag (retired)
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Armin Laschet MP
Minister-President (retired)
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the German Bundestag
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Christine Lieberknecht
Minister-President (retired)
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Yvonne Magwas
Vice President of the German Bundestag (retired)
David James McAllister MEP
Minister-President (retired)
Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Friedrich Merz MP
Federal Chancellor
Chairman of the CDU
Herta Müller
Writer
Hildegard Müller
State Secretary (retired)
President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie, VDA)
Professor Dr Beate Neuss
Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Philosophy at Chemnitz University of Technology
Professor Dr Angelika Nußberger
Judge at the Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Director of the Institute for Eastern European Law and Comparative Law at the University of Cologne
Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering
Representative for European Affairs of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
President of the European Parliament (retired)
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Karin Prien
Federal Minister of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Dr Jan Redmann
Head of the CDU Brandenburg
Chairman of the CDU group at the Parliament of Brandenburg
Member of the State Parliament of Brandenburg
Katherina Reiche
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Herbert Reul
Minister for Internal Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Memeber of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia
Dr Norbert Röttgen MP
Federal Minister (retired)
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Nadine Schön
Deputy Chairwoman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the German Bundestag (retired)
Jens Spahn MP
Federal Minister (retired)
Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the German Bundestag
Further information in the biogram
Dr Peter Tauber
Parliamentary State Secretary (retired)
Further information in the biogram
Dr Johannes von Thadden
CEO of Draco Aircraft
Marlehn Thieme
President of Welthungerhilfe e. V.
Professor Sebastian Turner
Media entrepreneur
Octavian Ursu
Mayor of Görlitz
Professor Dr Bernhard Vogel â€
Honorary Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
Minister-President (retired)
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Professor Dr Mario Voigt
Minister-President of Thuringia
Member of the State Parliament of Thuringia
Head of the CDU in Thuringia
Klaus Welle
Former Secretary General of the European Parliament
Eva Welskop-Deffaa
President of the German Caritas Association
Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker MP
Chairwoman of Stiftung Christlich-Soziale Politik e. V. (CSP)
Hendrik Wüst
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia
Paul Ziemiak MP
Secretary General of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Dr Tamara Zieschang
Deputy Chairwoman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
Minister of the Interior and Sport of Saxony-Anhalt
As of: June 2025
