Valentin Schmidt, Chairman
Former President of the German Evangelical Church office (EKD)
nominated by the EKD

Wolfgang Börnsen, Deputy Chairman
Member of Parliament (CDU/CSU)
nominated by the Federal Parliament

Fritz Rudolf Körper
Member of Parliament (SPD)
nominated by the Federal Parliament

Günter Nooke
Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office
nominated by the Federal Government

Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz
State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
nominated by the Federal Government

Eva Christiansen
Chancellery, nominated by the Federal Government

Dr. Kerstin Kießler
former Representative of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
nominated by the Bundesrat, Upper House of the Parliament

Johann-Adolf Cohausz
State Secretary, Government Spokesman for Saxony
nominated by the Bundesrat, Upper House of the Parliament

Dr. Karl Jüsten
Commissioner of the German Catholic Bishops Conference
nominated by the Catholic Church

Vera Szackamer
Member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Central Council in Germany
nominated by the Jewish Central Council

Dr. Michael Vesper
Secretary General of the German Olympic Committee
nominated by the German Olympic Committee

Dr. Sebastian Paust
Member of the Executive Board of GIZ
nominated by GIZ

Inez Kühn
Director of Media at ver.di
nominated by ver.di

Dr. Klaus Reichert
President of the German Academy for Speech and Literature
nominated by the Academy

Christian Höppner
Secretary General of the German Music Council
nominated by the German Culture Council

Dr. Hans-Uwe Erichsen
Member of the German and Austrian Accreditation Council, from the German Rectors' Conference

Ute Brüssel
Spokesperson for the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
nominated in coordination with the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA)