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German Bundestag's Council Composition for the 20th Legislative Period
The 20th Legislative Period of the German Bundestag, which commenced on August 31, 2021, saw the Council composed of 22 members, as detailed below.
The Council, a key advisory body to the Bundestag, is comprised of both Ordinary Members and Deputy Members. The distribution of seats reflects the parties' share of second votes (Zweitstimmen) and the winners of direct mandates in electoral districts.
Ordinary Members:
- Simona Koß (Chairperson of the Council and a member)
- Marc Henrichmann (Deputy Chairman of the Council and a member, CDU/CSU)
- Heike Brehmer (CDU/CSU)
- Michael Brand (CDU/CSU)
- Dorothee Martin (CDU/CSU)
- Mechthild Heil (CDU/CSU)
- Dr. Wiebke Esdar
- Hakan Demir
- Gülistan Yüksel
- Lamya Kaddor
- Dr. Silke Launert (CDU/CSU)
- Michael Breilmann (CDU/CSU)
Deputy Members:
- Friedhelm Boginski (FDP)
- Marcel Emmerich (FDP)
- Matthias Seestern-Pauly (FDP)
- Linda Teuteberg (FDP)
- Kai Gehring (FDP)
- Marlene Schönberger (FDP)
- Jessica Rosenthal
- Nicole Gohlke (Die Linke)
- Martin Renner (AfD)
- Dr. Götz Frömming (AfD)
The composition of both the Ordinary Members and Deputy Members of the Council can be found in separate PDF files, with the Ordinary Members' composition file weighing 2.3 MB and the Deputy Members' file 3.2 MB.
Notably, the composition of the Council for the 20th Legislative Period includes overhang and compensation mandates, which influenced the total number of members from each party. However, starting with the 21st Bundestag in 2025, overhang and compensation mandates have been abolished, and the total number of members has been limited to 630, with seat allocation solely based on second votes.
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