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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
Further information in the biogram

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)
Further information in the biogram

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)
Further information in the biogram

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.
Further information in the biogram

Professor Dr Norbert Lammert
Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
President of the German Bundestag (retired)
Further information in the biogram

Armin Laschet MP
Minister-President (retired)
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the German Bundestag
Further information in the biogram

Christine Lieberknecht
Minister-President (retired)
Further information in the biogram

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
Further information in the biogram

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)
Further information in the biogram

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)
Further information in the biogram

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)
Further information in the biogram

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
Further information in the biogram

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

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