Official handover at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
A formal ceremony marked the official change at the helm of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS): after eight influential years, Prof. Dr Norbert Lammert, former President of the Bundestag, handed over the chairmanship to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, former Minister-President, former Federal Minister of Defence and former CDU Federal Chairwoman. Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected as the new chair by the general meeting on 19 December 2025; Lammert was simultaneously appointed honorary chair. Around 300 employees, members of the foundation's committees, friends and colleagues filled the Adenauer Foundation's academy to pay tribute to Lammert and welcome Kramp-Karrenbauer.
