Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation consists of five members who are appointed by the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany for a term of five years. The Board appoints the members of the Board of Governors and decides all fundamental questions which concern the Foundation's functions.

On October 7, 2005, Federal President Horst Köhler appointed the members of the third Board of Trustees:

The Members of the Board of Trustees

President: Dr. h. c. Wolfgang Thierse, Vice-President of the German Bundestag
Alternate: Dr. Uschi Eid,  Parliamentary Secretary (ret.)

Vice-President: Dr. Jürgen Burckhardt, Undersecretary of State (ret.)
Alternate: Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Boll, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Bonn

Prof. Dr. Brigitte Seebacher
Alternate: Willi Lemke, Senator (ret.)

Prof. Dr. Peter Brandt, University of Hagen
Alternate: Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz-Joseph Brüggemeier, University of Freiburg

Minister President (ret.) Dr. Bernhard Vogel
Alternate: Dr. Klaus von Dohnanyi, Federal Minister (ret.)