| National board of the CDU | |
| Native Name: | 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.
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.
since the election at the 36th Party Diet in 2024, the Presidium of the CDU's current members are:
| Member | Party Office(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ex officio members | ||
| Friedrich Merz | Leader of the CDU Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
| Carsten Linnemann | General Secretary of the CDU Chairman of the CDU's Program and Principles Commission | |
| Silvia Breher | Deputy Leader of the CDU Leader of the Oldenburg CDU | |
| Andreas Jung | Deputy Leader of the CDU | |
| Michael Kretschmer | Deputy Leader of the CDU Leader of the | |
| Karl-Josef Laumann | Deputy Leader of the CDU Chairman of the Christian Democratic Employees' Association | |
| Karin Prien | Deputy Leader of the CDU Chairwoman of the Jewish Forum in the CDU | |
| Julia Klöckner | Federal Treasurer of the CDU | |
| Christina Stumpp | Deputy General Secretary of the CDU | |
| Elected members of the Presidium | ||
| Leader of the CDU group in the Landtag of Hesse | ||
| Ronja Kemmer | ||
| Sebastian Fechner | Leader of the CDU in Lower Saxony Leader of the CDU group in the Landtag of Lower Saxony | |
| Sven Schulze | Leader of the | |
| Jens Spahn | Deputy Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
| Mario Voigt | ||
| Members by virtue of legislative office | ||
| Yvonne Magwas | Vice President of the German Bundestag | |
| Daniel Caspary | Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the European Parliament | |
| Advisory Members | ||
| Daniel Günther | ||
| Reiner Haseloff | ||
| Boris Rhein | ||
| Kai Wegner | ||
| Philip Birdkenmaier | Federal Director of the CDU Germany | |
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 CDU | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party Office(s) | |
| Membership Representative | ||
| Friedrich Merz | General Secretary of the CDU Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Elected members of the Federal Board | ||
| Ruth Baumann | ||
| Steffen Bilger | Deputy Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
| Joe Chialo | ||
| Whip of the CDU group in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | ||
| Hermann Gröhe | Deputy Leader of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag | |
| Serap Güler | ||
| Stefan Heck | ||
| Mechthild Heil | ||
| Franziska Hoppermann | ||
| Thomas Jarzombek | ||
| Thomas Kufen | ||
| Henning Otte | ||
| Jan Redmann | Leader of the Leader of the CDU group in the Landtag of Brandenburg | |
| Bastian Schneider | ||
| Marc Speicher | Membership representative of the | |
| Jessica Steiner | ||
| Johannes Steiniger | ||
| Johannes Volkmann | Chairman of the Lahn-Dill CDU district association | |
| Deputy Leader of the CDU group in the Municipal Assembly of Bremen Deputy Chairwoman of KlimaUnion | ||
| Monica Wüllner | Deputy State Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Employees' Association (CDA) Member of the CDA Federal Board | |
| Paul Ziemiak | General Secretary of the | |