National board of the CDU

The National Board of the CDU (, also translated as its Federal Board) is the highest permanent governing body of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. The Board meets at least 6 times a year. The daily affairs of the party are the responsibility of the Presidium of the CDU.

The Board consists of the Leader of the CDU, the Secretary General, the Five Deputy Leaders, the treasurer, the honorary chairs, seven elected members of the presidium and 26 elected board members. If the position is held by a CDU member, the Board also consists of the Chancellor of Germany, the President or Vice President of the Bundestag, the chair of the CDU/CSU faction, the President of the European Parliament and the chair of the European People's Party.

Current members The CDU Minister Presidents of the federal states attend the meetings of the Presidium in an advisory capacity. In practice, the same applies to the Federal Managing Director, who, according to the statutes, only participates in the Executive Committee in an advisory capacity.

Presidium of the CDU since the election at the 36th Party Diet in 2024, the Presidium of the CDU's current members are: +Members of the Presidium of the CDUMemberParty Office(s)Ex officio membersFriedrich MerzLeader of the CDULeader of the CDU/CSU group in the BundestagCarsten LinnemannGeneral Secretary of the CDUChairman of the CDU's Program and Principles Commission Silvia BreherDeputy Leader of the CDULeader of the Oldenburg CDUAndreas JungDeputy Leader of the CDUMichael KretschmerDeputy Leader of the CDULeader of the Karl-Josef LaumannDeputy Leader of the CDUChairman of the Christian Democratic Employees' AssociationKarin PrienDeputy Leader of the CDUChairwoman of the Jewish Forum in the CDU Julia KlöcknerFederal Treasurer of the CDUChristina StumppDeputy General Secretary of the CDUElected members of the PresidiumInes ClausLeader of the CDU group in the Landtag of HesseRonja KemmerSebastian FechnerLeader of the CDU in Lower SaxonyLeader of the CDU group in the Landtag of Lower SaxonyIna ScharrenbachSven SchulzeLeader of the Jens SpahnDeputy Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the BundestagMario VoigtState Chairman of the Leader of the CDU group in the Landtag of Thuringia Members by virtue of legislative officeYvonne MagwasVice President of the German BundestagDaniel CasparyLeader of the CDU/CSU group in the European ParliamentAdvisory MembersDaniel GüntherReiner HaseloffBoris RheinKai WegnerHendrik Wüst Philip BirdkenmaierFederal Director of the CDU Germany

Federal Party Board In addition to the members of the Presidium who also sit on the Federal Board, the other non-advisory members of the Federal Board include: Members of the Federal Board of the CDUMemberParty Office(s)Membership Representative Friedrich MerzGeneral Secretary of the CDU Mecklenburg-VorpommernElected members of the Federal BoardRuth BaumannSteffen BilgerDeputy Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the BundestagJoe ChialoBirte GlißmannWhip of the CDU group in the Landtag of Schleswig-HolsteinHermann GröheDeputy Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the BundestagSerap GülerStefan HeckMechthild HeilCarina HermannFranziska HoppermannThomas JarzombekThomas KufenHenning OtteJan RedmannLeader of the Leader of the CDU group in the Landtag of BrandenburgBastian SchneiderMarc SpeicherMembership representative of the Kim-Sarah SpeerJessica SteinerJohannes SteinigerJohannes VolkmannChairman of the Lahn-Dill CDU district association Astrid WallmannWiebke WinterDeputy Leader of the CDU group in the Municipal Assembly of BremenDeputy Chairwoman of KlimaUnionMonica WüllnerDeputy State Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Employees' Association (CDA)Member of the CDA Federal Board Paul ZiemiakGeneral Secretary of the

Historical party office holders

General Secretaries of the CDU

Deputy Federal leader since 1990

References

See also

SPD Party Executive Committee Board of the UK Conservative Party