Press release no. 44/24 of 20. November 2024
2025 Bundestag election: Federal Electoral Committee has been constituted
WIESBADEN – The Federal Returning Officer reports that the Federal Electoral Committee for the election to the 21st German Bundestag has been constituted. The Federal Electoral Committee consists of the Federal Returning Officer as Chair, eight eligible voters who have been appointed as assessors by the Federal Returning Officer, and two judges of the Federal Administrative Court. A deputy is appointed for each Committee member. The assessors are appointed by the Federal Returning Officer at the proposal of the parties.
The Federal Electoral Committee for the 2025 Bundestag election has the following members:
| Chair | Dr. Ruth Brand Federal Returning Officer |
Deputy | Heinz-Christoph Herbertz Deputy Federal Returning Officer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessor | Prof. Dr. Stefan Birkner (FDP) | Deputy | Daniela Masberg-Eikelau (FDP) |
| Assessor | Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner (CDU) | Deputy | Prof. Dr. Hans Hofmann (CDU) |
| Assessor | Emily Büning (GRÜNE) | Deputy | Dr. Justus Duhnkrack (GRÜNE) |
| Assessor | Petra Kansy (CDU) | Deputy | Gabriele Hauser (CDU) |
| Assessor | Roman Reusch (AfD) | Deputy | Hans-Holger Malcomeß (AfD) |
| Assessor | Dr. Johannes Risse (SPD) | Deputy | Jürgen Gasper (SPD) |
| Assessor | Tobias Schmid (CSU) | Deputy | Henry Frank (CSU) |
| Assessor | Dr. Andy Woditschka (SPD) | Deputy | Sophia Simon (SPD) |
| Member | Prof. Dr. Günter Burmeister Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
Deputy | Dr. Katharina Harms Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
| Member | Petra Hoock Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
Deputy | Dr. Stephanie Gamp Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
Comprehensive information on the 2025 Bundestag election is available on the website of the Federal Returning Officer at www.bundeswahlleiterin.de.
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