Board of Governors
The Board of Governors of the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation consists of three members who are appointed to terms of four years by the Board of Trustees. They guide the tasks of the Foundation and carry out decisions of the Board of Trustees. A full-time Executive Director assists the Board in carrying out his current responsibilities.
The members of the third Board of Governors (term Oct. 2011 - Oct. 2015):
Karsten Brenner, Director General (ret.), President of the Board of Governors
Prof. Dr. Dieter Dowe
Prof. Dr. Klaus Schönhoven
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 8, 2010, Federal President Christian Wulff appointed the members of the fourth Board of Trustees (serving 2010-2015).
The Members of the 4th Board of Trustees:
President: Dr. h. c. Wolfgang Thierse, Vice-President of the German Bundestag
Alternate: Dr. Klaus von Dohnanyi, Federal Minister (ret.)
Vice-President: Dr. Jürgen Burckhardt, Undersecretary of State (ret.)
Alternate: Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Boll
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Seebacher
Alternate: Willi Lemke, Senator (ret.), Special Commissioner of the UN for Sport
Prof. Dr. Peter Brandt, University of Hagen
Alternate: Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz-Joseph Brüggemeier, University of Freiburg
Minister President (ret.) Dr. Bernhard Vogel
Alternate: Gisela Piltz, Member of the German Bundestag
Advisory Board
State Secretary (ret.) Prof. Dr. Walther Stützle (Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Michele Barricelli
Tissy Bruns († 2013)
Prof. Dr. Eckart Conze
Prof. Dr. Rainer Eckert
Prof. Dr. Mary Fulbrook
Prof. Dr. Simone Lässig
Prof. Dr. Einhart Lorenz
Prof. Dr. Angelika Menne-Haritz
Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner
Prof. Dr. Hélène Miard-Delacroix
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Ruchniewicz
Prof. Dr. Martin Sabrow
Prof. Dr. Axel Schildt
Prof. Dr. Heinrich August Winkler
