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 Marie Barsacq, French Minister of Sports, Youth and associative life, and Lisa Paus, 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 Jana Borkamp, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Alternate member: Mr Uwe Finke-Timpe, General Adviser to the Minister, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Mr Thibaut de Saint Pol, Interministerial Delegate for Youth, Head of Youth, Adult Education and Voluntary Work
Alternate member: Mrs Séverine Origny-Fleishman, Foreign Relations Office, Directorate of Youth, Adult Education and Voluntary Work

Mr Frédéric Cholé, Delegate for the relation with the civil society and partnerships, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Alternate member: Mr Antoine Starcky, Head of Germany, Alpine and Adriatic Europe Division, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Mr Matthias Schuhmacher, Federal Foreign Office  
Alternate member: Mrs Milena Dech, Federal Foreign Office

Mrs Kathrin Baumgarten, Federal Ministry of Finance
Alternate member: Mrs Diana Claudia Wesche, Federal Ministry of Finance

Mr François Werner, Inspector General of Finance, Ministry of Finance
Alternate member: Mr Jean-Pierre Menanteau, Inspector General of Finance, Ministry of Finance

Representatives of local authorities

Mrs Christine Streichert-Clivot, State Ministry of Saas for Education and Culture
Alternate member:  Mrs Theresa Schopper, State Ministry of Baden-Wurttemberg for Culture, Youth and Sport

Mrs Brigitte Torloting, vice-president of Grand Est
Alternate member: Mr Bertrand Deniaud, vice-president of Normandie

Representations of the National Assembly and the Bundestag

Honourable Member Mrs Sabine Thillaye, National Assembly
Alternate member: Honourable Member Mr Hadrien Clouet, National Assembly

Mrs Diana Stöcker, Member of the Bundestag
Alternate member: Dr. Yannick Bury, Member of the Bundestag

Youth

Mrs Ilana Royer Darras, youth representative
Alternate member: Mr Julien Fayant, youth representative

Mr Luca Wernert, youth representative
Alternate member: Mrs Skady Luisa Herhenrath, youth representative