Federal Executive Committee of Alliance 90/The Greens

The Federal Executive Committee of Alliance 90/The Greens (often also referred to as the Federal Executive Committee of the Greens) (German: Bundesvorstand von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) leads the party Alliance 90/The Greens in Germany.[1] It implements the decisions of the Federal Delegates' Conference (party conference) and the Federal Council and also adopts its own decisions on important political issues.[2] The Federal Executive Committee convenes the Federal Delegates' Conference.

Composition

Members

According to the federal statutes of the Greens[1] the following members belong to the Federal Executive Committee, who are elected every two years by the Federal Delegates' Conference:[1]

  • the two federal chairpersons,
  • the Federal Political Director,
  • the Federal Treasurer,
  • the two deputy federal chairpersons.

Compared to the executive boards of other parties such as the CDU/CSU , and SPD, the Green Party's federal executive board, with its six members, is relatively small and thus more akin to a party presidium . Its work is advised by the party council, which, however, consists of 16 members and therefore more closely resembles a typical party executive board.

The Federal Delegates' Conference elects from among the members of the Federal Executive Committee a spokesperson for women's policy (who must be a woman), a spokesperson for diversity policy, and a European and international coordinator.[1]

Women's quota

According to the statutes, the Federal Executive Committee may consist of no more than two members of the Bundestag, a Landtag, or the European Parliament. Membership on the Federal Executive Committee is generally incompatible with the following offices: Chair of a parliamentary group in the Bundestag, chair of a state parliament, chair of the parliamentary group in the European Parliament, member of the Federal Government, member of a state government, member of the European Commission.[1]

Incompatibilities

According to the statutes, the Federal Executive Committee may consist of no more than two members of the Bundestag, a state parliament, or the European Parliament. Membership on the Federal Executive Committee is generally incompatible with the following offices: Chair of a parliamentary group in the Bundestag, chair of a state parliament, chair of the parliamentary group in the European Parliament, member of the Federal Government, member of a state government, member of the European Commission.[1][3]

Members of the current Federal Executive Board

Name Role Photo
Felix Banaszak Federal Chairman
Franziska Brantner Federal Chairwoman
Pegah Edalatian[4] Federal Political Director
Manuela Rottmann Federal Treasurer
Sven Giegold Deputy Federal Chairman
Heiko Knopf[5] Deputy Federal Chairman

List of Federal Chairpersons

Term of office Federal Chairperson (until 2001: Federal Spokesperson)
1979 Herbert Gruhl, August Haußleiter, Helmut Neddermeyer

(managing spokespersons of the SPV The Greens )

1980 August Haußleiter (after his resignation in June 1980: Dieter Burgmann), Petra Kelly, Norbert Mann
1981–1982 Dieter Burgmann, Petra Kelly, Manon Maren-Grisebach
1982–1983 Manon Maren-Grisebach, Wilhelm Knabe, Rainer Trampert
1983–1984 Wilhelm Knabe, Rainer Trampert, Rebekka Schmidt
1984–1987 Rainer Trampert, Lukas Beckmann, Jutta Ditfurth
1987–1989 Jutta Ditfurth, Regina Michalik, Christian Schmidt

(after the resignation of the board in December 1988,

the Federal Executive Committee took over the office on a provisional basis)

1989–1990

(East German Green Party)
Marianne Dörfler, Carlo Jordan, Gerd Klötzer, Vollrad Kuhn, Henry Schramm, Christine Weiske

(provisional spokesperson council)
1989–1990 Ralf Fücks, Ruth Hammerbacher, Verena Krieger
1990

(East German Green Party)
Judith Demba, Friedrich Heilmann, Viktor Leibrenz, Dorit Nessing-Stranz, Henry Schramm, Christine Weiske;

Vera Wollenberger (Press Officer)
1990–1991 Renate Damus, Heide Rühle, Hans-Christian Ströbele
1991–1993 Ludger Volmer, Christine Weiske
1991–1993

(Alliance 90)
Marianne Birthler, Wolfgang Ullmann, Gerd Poppe, Werner Schulz, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Christiane Ziller, Petra Morawe, Burghardt Brinksmeier, Uwe Lehmann
1993–1994 Marianne Birthler, Ludger Volmer
1994–1996 Krista Sager, Jürgen Trittin
1996–1998 Jürgen Trittin, Gunda Röstel
1998–2000 Gunda Röstel, Antje Radcke
2000–2001 Renate Künast, Fritz Kuhn
2001–2002 Fritz Kuhn, Claudia Roth
2002–2004 Angelika Beer, Reinhard Bütikofer
2004–2008 Reinhard Bütikofer, Claudia Roth
2008–2013 Claudia Roth, Cem Özdemir
2013–2018 Cem Özdemir, Simone Peter
2018–2022 Annalena Baerbock, Robert Habeck
2022–2024 Ricarda Lang, Omid Nouripour
since 2024 Felix Banaszak, Franziska Brantner

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Satzung des Bundesverbands" (PDF). gruene.de (§ 17 (Bundesvorstand)). BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ^ "Beschlüsse und Programme". gruene.de (Beschlüsse von Gremien, Beschlüsse des Bundesvorstands). BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. ^ "Grüne ändern für Robert Habeck ihre Satzung". spiegel.de. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ^ "Pegah Edalatian" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. ^ "Heiko Knopf" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-01.

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