SPD Party Executive Committee
The Party Executive Committee is the governing body of the Social [Democratic Party of Germany]. The executive is responsible for implementing resolutions of the Party Diet of the SPD, as well as managing the party, and organising party diets. It is also responsible for electing the Party Presidium from its numbers.
The body consists of the SPD Leader of the [Social Democratic Party of Germany|co-leaders], Deputy Party Leaders, the General Secretary, the Party Treasurer and the party's spokesperson for EU affairs, as well as additional elected members.
From 1950, the seat of the party executive and the party's federal headquarters was a temporary building in Bonn, also known as the "Baracke", which was replaced by the Erich-Ollenhauer-Haus in 1975. In 1999, the party executive moved its headquarters to the Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin.
Composition
According to the 2024 edition of the SPD's constitution, the Party Executive Committee is made up of:- the Leader of the [Social Democratic Party of Germany|Leader of the SPD],
- the five Deputy Leaders of the SPD,
- the General Secretary of the SPD,
- the party Treasurer,
- the party's spokesperson for EU affairs, and
- a number of additional members elected by internal list elections
The committee is forbidden by the SPD's constitution from exceeding 34 members.
Current members
Since the 2023 SPD Party Diet, the current members of the executive committee are:Leaders of the SPD
Deputy Leaders of the SPD
General Secretary
Party Treasurer
EU Spokesperson
Presidium member
'''Additional committee members'''