Current Foundation Board

As stipulated in the Board statutes, the federal government and the Länder of Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia each have two representatives on the Foundation Board. The other Länder each have one. The Board elects its chairperson and vice chairpersons for a term of three years. The chairpersons can be reelected.

Federal Government

The Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Minister of State Claudia Roth
- Chairwoman -
Representative: Ministerial Director Dr. Andreas Görgen
- also serves as the Chairwoman's deputy –

Federal Ministry of Finance
State Secretary Steffen Saebisch
- also serves as the Chairwoman's deputy -
Representative: Ministerial Councilor Dr. Falk Goworek

Federal States

Baden-Württemberg
State Secretary Arne Braun
Representative: Ministerial Director Dr. Claudia Rose
Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg

Bavaria
Ministerial Director Dr. Peter Müller
Representative: Ministerial Director Angelika Kaus
Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Arts

Berlin
Senator Joe Chialo
Representative: Department Head Dr. Konrad Schmidt-Werthern
Senate Department for Culture and Europe

Senate Building Director Petra Kahlfeldt
Representative: Senate Councillor Birgitt von dem Knesebeck
Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing, Berlin

Brandenburg
Minister Manja Schüle
- also serves as the Chairwoman's deputy -
Representative: Department Head Brigitte Faber-Schmidt
Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg

Bremen
State Councilor Carmen Emigholz
Representative: Dr. Andreas Mackeben
Senator of Culture of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Hamburg
Senator Dr. Carsten Brosda
Representative: Senate Director Hans Heinrich Bethge
Cultural Authority of the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Hessen
Minister of State Boris Rhein
Representative: State Secretary Patrick Burghardt
The Hessen State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts


Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State Secretary Sebastian Schröder
Representative: Dr. Kristina Süße
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Lower Saxony
Minister Falko Mohrs
Representative: Department Head Corinna Fischer
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

North Rine-Westphalia
Department Head Dr. Hildegard Kaluza
- also serves as the Chairwoman's deputy -
Representative: Dr. Michael Reitemeyer
Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

State Secretary Dr. Dirk Günnewig
Representative: Hans-Jörg Lieberoth-Leden
Ministry of Finance of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhineland-Palatinate
State Secretary Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hardeck
Representative: Ministerial Director Christoph Kraus
Ministry of Education, Science, Further Education and Culture

Saarland
State Secretary Jessica Heide
Representative: Nil Berber
Ministry of Education and Culture

Saxony
Franziska Brech
Representative: Markus Franke
Saxon State Ministry of Science, Art and Tourism

Saxony-Anhalt
Minister of State Rainer Robra
Representative: State Secretary Dr. Sebastian Putz
Ministry of Culture of the State of Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein
State Secretary Guido Wendt
Representatice: Department Head Susanne Bieler-Seelhoff
Ministry of Education, Science and Cultural Affairs

Thuringia
State Secretary Tina Beer
Representative: N.N.
State Chancellery

Board of Deputies and AG Bau (Deliberative Committees for the Foundation Board)

Chairman
Gregor Kollmorgen
Office of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media