Current Members (2026-2029)
On May 5, 2026, State Secretary Dr. Petra Bahr, on behalf of Federal Minister Karin Prien, appointed 15 new members to the Federal Youth Advisory Board for the 21st legislative term.
The Federal Youth Advisory Board (FYAB) is an expert committee created by the federal government, composed of up to 15 specialists from politics, administration, associations and academia. Young people are included in its consultations in an appropriate manner.
Chair
Prof. Dr. Ivo Züchner
Professor of Extracurricular Youth Education at Philipps University Marburg
Vice Chair
Enrico Birkner
Director of the Saxon State Youth Welfare Office
Vice Chair
Claudia Völcker
Head of Child and Youth Welfare at the Diakonissen Speyer
Member
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Anders
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Professor of Psychology focusing on Education and Human Development at Goethe University Frankfurt
Member
Peggy Eckert
Member of the Executive Board of the German Children and Youth Foundation of Saxony
Member
Prof. Dr. Fabian Hofmann
Professor of Aesthetic Education and Childhood Education at Fliedner University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf
Member
Prof. Dr. Nina Kolleck
University Professor of Educational and Socialization Theory
Member
Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany
Executive Director of the Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS) at TU Dortmund University
Member
Christian Patzelt
National Youth Director of the German Youth Fire Brigade
Member
Daniel Poli
Director of IJAB – Federal Agency for International Youth Work of the Federal Republic of Germany
Member
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Richter
Head of Department Arts, Therapies and Social Work, Professor of Intercultural Social Work, MSH Medical School Hamburg
Member
Matthias Selle
Osnabrück District Councilor for Education and Social Affairs
Member
Petra Spoo-Ludwig
Head of the Department of Youth, Families, and Women at the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Women, and Health, Saarland
Member
Daniel Thomsen
Head of the Department of Youth, Family, and Education, North Frisia District
Member
Prof. Dr. Haci-Halil Uslucan
Director of the Centre for Turkish Studies and Research on Integration, University of Duisburg-Essen
With each legislative term, the Advisory Board and its members change. You can find former members at the following link.