Foundation Board
Members of the foundation board
Representing the German federal government
Maria Bering
Director in the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Dr. Andreas Görgen
Ministerial Director in the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Eva-Maria Meyer
Head of section, Federal Ministry of Finance
Ralf Beste
Federal Foreign Office
Representing the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany
Hans Heinrich Bethge
Director of the Senate, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ministry of culture and media
Claus Peter Boßmann
Department head, State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt
Corinna Fischer
Department head, Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony
Markus Franke
Head of section, Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism
Christina Halwas
Head of Unit, Deputy Head of Department, Thuringian State Chancellery
Angelika Kaus
Head of section, Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art
Helge Rehders
Department head, Senate Department for Culture and Europe Berlin
Eric Seng
Head of section, Hessian Ministry for Science and Art
Representing the national associations of local authorities
Jörg Freese
German Association of Rural Districts
Daniela Schneckenburger
Association of German Cities
Uwe Lübking
German Association of Cities and Communities