{"id":684,"date":"2026-02-23T14:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/committees\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:29:02","slug":"committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/en\/committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Committees<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Board<\/h2>

The Board of the “Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach” Association:<\/p>

Chairman:
<\/strong>Ulrich Harnacke<\/p>

Vice Chairman:
<\/strong>Dr. Bernd Hillekamps
Prof. Dr. Harald Vergossen<\/p>

Treasurer:
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Honorary Chairman<\/h2>

Helmut Linnenbrink<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Board of Trustees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Ulrich Kania (Chairman)<\/strong>
<\/span>M\u00f6nchengladbach,
Prof. Dr. med., Surgeon
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Felix Heinrichs<\/span>(Deputy Chairman)<\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div>
M\u00f6nchengladbach,
Lord Mayor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Wolfgang Bruncken<\/strong>
Cologne, Managing Director of
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Andr\u00e9 Kuper<\/strong>
D\u00fcsseldorf
President of the NRW State Parliament<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Martin Engels<\/strong>
D\u00fcsseldorf
Commissioner Ev. Office NRW<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Erich Prinz von Lobkowicz<\/strong>
Maxlrain, President of the German Association
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Beate Gothe<\/strong>
M\u00f6nchengladbach, Managing
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Dr. Rolf Martin Schmitz<\/strong>
M\u00f6nchengladbach
Chairman of the Executive Board of RWE AG (ret.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Antonius Hamers<\/strong>
M\u00fcnster\/D\u00fcsseldorf
Canon-Director Catholic Office NRW<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Hubertine Underberg-Ruder<\/strong>
Dietlikon, Switzerland
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Sven Witteck<\/strong>
M\u00f6nchengladbach
Spokesman of the Board of Gladbacher Bank AG<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Andr\u00e9 KuperD\u00fcsseldorfPresident of the NRW State Parliament Martin EngelsD\u00fcsseldorfCommissioner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-684","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommittees - Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benediktpreis.de\/en\/committees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Committees - Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Committees The Board The Board of the “Benediktpreis von M\u00f6nchengladbach” Association: Chairman:Ulrich Harnacke Vice Chairman:Dr. Bernd HillekampsProf. Dr. Harald Vergossen Treasurer:Ludwig Quacken Honorary Chairman Helmut Linnenbrink The Board of Trustees Ulrich Kania (Chairman)M\u00f6nchengladbach,Prof. Dr. med., Surgeon Felix Heinrichs(Deputy Chairman)M\u00f6nchengladbach,Lord Mayor Wolfgang BrunckenCologne, Managing Director ofHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Stiftung (ret.) 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