Broadcasting Council
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Council members
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Head of Division at the trade union ver.di (ret.), nominated by the German Trade Union Central OrganisationsMarco Wanderwitz, MP
(CDU) Member of the Bundestag, nominated by the German Federal ParliamentVera Szackamer
Member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Central Council in Germany, nominated by the Jewish Central CouncilProf. Christian Höppner
President of the German Culture Council, nominated by the German Culture CouncilFrank Kopania
Executive Director Global Ministries, Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), nominated by the Evangelical Church in GermanyClaudia Roth, MP
Minister of State for Culture and the Media, nominated by the German Federal GovernmentHelge Lindh, MP
(SPD) Member of the Bundestag, nominated by the German Federal ParliamentKatja Keul, MP
(Grüne) Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, nominated by the German Federal GovernmentDr. Bärbel Kofler, MP
(SPD) Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, nominated by the German Federal GovernmentProf. Dr. Carola Richter
Professor of International Communication at the Free University of Berlin, nominated by the German Rectors' ConferenceUlrike Hiller
State Councilor (ret.), nominated by the German Federal CouncilMarkus Ulbig
Minister of State (ret.), nominated by the German Federal CouncilThorsten Schäfer-Gümbel
Chair of the GIZ Management Board, nominated by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)Torsten Burmester
CEO of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, nominated by the German Olympic Sports ConfederationChristina Ramb
Member of the Executive Management of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA), appointed by the BDA in agreement with the DIHKDr. Anja Utler
Poet, appointed by the German Academy for Language and LiteratureFeedback
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