The Board of Governors The institution Organizational chartTobias BütowThe Board of GovernorsThe Steering CommitteeKey figures Home page > The institution > Organizational chart > The Board of Governors The photo was taken during the 15th session of the Board of Governors on January 21st, 2020. The Board of Governors at the FGYO is responsible for decision making regarding priority measures, programs and reports, and adopting guidelines for grant attribution. Its sessions are held annually, alternately in France and Germany, as well as each time presidents Jean-Michel Blanquer, French Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, and Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in Germany, deem it necessary. The Board of Governors is composed of 14 members and their respective representatives with their terms lasting three years. Both Ministers in Youth Affairs or their representatives chair the board while the other 12 are appointed by both governments. Their roles include: six representatives in public administration: one for each Ministry of Youth Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Finance of each country, two representatives from territorial authorities, two representatives from the French Assemblée nationale and the German Bundestag, two young adults, aged from 18 to 27 as of their appointment. Representatives of public administrations Mrs Bettina Bundszus-Cecere, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and YouthAlternate member: Mr Uwe Finke-Timpe, General Adviser to the Minister, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Mr Jean-Benoît Dujol, Interministerial Delegate for Youth, Head of Youth, Adult Education and Voluntary WorkAlternate member: Mr Nicolas Peretti, Foreign Relations Office, Directorate of Youth, Adult Education and Voluntary Work Mrs Anne-Charlotte Dommartin, Delegate for the relation with the civil society and partnerships, delagation for the relation with the civil society and partnerships, Ministry of Foreign and European AffairsAlternate member: Mrs Sophie Bel, Head of Germany, Alpine and Adriatic Europe Division, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Mrs Sylvia Groneick, Federal Foreign Office Alternate member: Mr Christoph Blosen, Federal Foreign Office Mrs Jutta Kruthoffer-Röwekamp, Federal Ministry of FinanceAlternate member: Mrs Diana Claudia Wesche, Federal Ministry of Finance Mr Eric Gissler, Inspector General of Finance, Ministry for the Economy and FinanceAlternate member: Mr Alain Dorison, Honorary Inspector General of Finance, ERAFP Representatives of local authorities Minister Michael Piazolo,State Minstry of Bavaria for Education and CultureAlternate member: Minister Christine Streichert-Clivot, State Minstry of Saas for Education and Culture Mrs Elsa Schalck, Vice-president of the Regional Council of Grand Est, Member of the French Regions AssociationAlternate member: Mr Yann Wehrling, Regional Councillor of Ile de France, Member of the French Regions Association Representations of the National Assembly and the Bundestag Honourable Member Bruno Studer, Chairman of the Commission on Culture and Education, National AssemblyAlternate member: Honourable Member Frédéric Reiss, National Assembly Mr Matern von Marschall, Member of the BundestagAlternate member: Mrs Daniela de Ridder, Member of the Bundestag Youth Ms Florine Durand, youth representativeAlternate member: Mrs Jamila Mohammad, youth representative Ms Barbara Moll, youth representativeAlternate member: Mr Marc Zander, youth representative