National board of the CDU

National board of the CDU

CDU-Bundesvorstand
Parent organisation	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Website	Struktur der CDU

The National Board of the CDU (German: CDU-Bundesvorstand, 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

since the election at the 36th Party Diet in 2024, the Presidium of the CDU's current members are:^[1]

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:

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  Bruno Heck 1967–1971
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  Konrad Kraske 1971–1973
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  Kurt Biedenkopf 1973–1977
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  Heiner Geißler 1977–1989
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  Volker Rühe 1989–1992
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  Peter Hintze 1992–1998
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  Angela Merkel 1998–2000
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  Ruprecht Polenz 2000
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  Laurenz Meyer 2000–2004
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  Volker Kauder 2005
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  Ronald Pofalla 2005–2009
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  Hermann Gröhe 2009–2013
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  Peter Tauber 2013–2018
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  Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer 2018
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  Paul Ziemiak 2018–2022
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  Mario Czaja 2022–2023
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  Carsten Linnemann, since 2023 (acting), elected May 2024

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  Lothar de Maizière 1990–1992
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  Heinz Eggert 1992–1996
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  Angela Merkel 1992–1998
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  Erwin Teufel 1992–1998
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  Norbert Blüm 1992–2000
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  Christoph Bergner 1996–1998
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  Volker Rühe 1998–2002
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  Christian Wulff 1998–2010
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  Annette Schavan 1998–2012
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  Jürgen Rüttgers 2000–2010
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  Christoph Böhr 2002–2006
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  Roland Koch 2006–2010
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  Norbert Röttgen 2010–2012
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  Ursula von der Leyen 2010–2019
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  Volker Bouffier 2010–2022
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  Armin Laschet 2012–2021
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  Julia Klöckner 2012–2022
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  Thomas Strobl 2012–2022
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  Jens Spahn 2021–2022
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  Carsten Linnemann 2022–2023
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  Silvia Breher since 2019
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  Andreas Jung since 2022
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  Michael Kretschmer since 2022
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  Karin Prien since 2022
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  Karl-Josef Laumann since 2024

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