The photo was taken during the 17th session of the Board of Governors on november 22st, 2021.© Jennifer Sanchez/vonZynski
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 Gabriel Attal, French Minister of Education and Youth , 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
Mr Thomas Thomer, 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
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 Affairs
Alternate 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 Kathrin Baumgarten, Federal Ministry of Finance
Alternate member: Mrs Diana Claudia Wesche, Federal Ministry of Finance
Mr Eric Gissler, Inspector General of Finance, Ministry for the Economy and Finance
Alternate member: Mr Alain Dorison, Honorary Inspector General of Finance, ERAFP
Representatives of local authorities
Minister Michael Piazolo,State Minstry of Bavaria for Education and Culture
Alternate member: Minister Christine Streichert-Clivot, State Minstry of Saas for Education and Culture
Frau Brigitte Torloting, vice-president of Grand-Est
Alternate member: Mr Yann Wehrling, vice-president of Ile-de-France
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: Ariane Fäscher, Member of the Bundestag
Youth
Mrs Florine Durand, youth representative
Alternate member: Mrs Jamila Mohammad, youth representative
Mrs Valentine Wolgang, youth representative
Alternate member: Mrs Johanna Warter, youth representative