Rudolf von Bennigsen Foundation
| Rudolf von Bennigsen Foundation (RvB) |
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| Legal form: | Foundation under private law |
| Purpose: | Political education |
| Chair: | Patrick Döring |
| Board of Trustees: | Walter Hirche |
| Managing directors: | Lone grave |
| Consist: | since 1980 |
| Seat: | Grupenstrasse 1 30159 Hanover |
| Website: | www.bennigsen-stiftung.de |
The Rudolf von Bennigsen Foundation is a party-affiliated foundation in Lower Saxony with its headquarters in Hanover .
History and tasks
The Rudolf von Bennigsen Foundation was established in 1980 and named after the liberal politician Rudolf von Bennigsen . It operates as an educational institution in the state of Lower Saxony and contributes to the promotion of democracy and liberalism on a non-partisan basis . For this purpose, it regularly organizes events in cooperation with the Lower Saxony country office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom .
The chairman of the board of the foundation is the former FDP general secretary Patrick Döring ; The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Walter Hirche .
aims
The foundation is an educational institution for liberal politics and, together with the nationwide Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, conducts lectures, discussions and seminars in Lower Saxony. The range of topics ranges from European, federal and state politics to local politics. The day, half-day or evening events are intended to provide all interested citizens with information and knowledge on how to form opinions and how to participate in shaping the free, democratic social system.
Bodies
The foundation has a board of directors and a board of trustees.
Board
- Chairman: Patrick Döring
- Honorary Chairman: Peter-Jürgen Rau
- Deputy Chair: Susanne Schütz
- Treasurer: Peter Kimmel, retired federal judge D.
- Assessor: Gero Hocker , Member of the Bundestag, Roland Zielke
Board of Trustees
Chairman: Walter Hirche , former state minister D., Hanover
Deputy Chair: Roderic von Bennigsen, Bennigsen
Other members:
- Lutz Bauermeister, Wilhelmshaven
- Johanna v. Bennigsen-Foerder, Düsseldorf
- Christiane Brunk, peers
- Knut Gerschau , Hanover
- Ulla you, Hanover
- Marlene Laturnus, Fedderwardersiel
- Christiane Ratjen-Damerau, Oldenburg
- Hubertus Rau, Hilter
- Peter-Jürgen Rau, Hanover
- Alexander Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Wolfgang Schneider, Hanover
- Hans-Wolf Sievert, Osnabrück
- Tina Voss, Hanover