Evangelical Working Group of the CDU/CSU
The Evangelical Working Group of the CDU/CSU (Evangelischer Arbeitskreis der CDU/CSU) (EAK) is a specialized agency of the
The CDU/CSU was originally dominated by Catholics. The EAK was established in order to secure the position of the Protestant members. It also facilitates dialogue with the Protestant churches within Germany. Since the 1960s, the importance of the EAK has declined along with the declining importance of the religious divide of Catholics and Protestants in Germany.
Objectives
Within the is a structural dominance of
History
The EAK was founded in 1952 at the instigation of
The failure of the Gesamtdeutschen Volkspartei in the general election in 1953 was seen by the CDU as a success of the newly formed EAK. At the time,
Hermann-Ehlers medal
Since 2004, the EAK has presented the Hermann-Ehlers medal to figures from the evangelical church and politics. [2]
- 2004 Wolfgang Schäuble
- 2007 Wolfgang Huber
- 2010 Richard von Weizsäcker
Chairpersons
- 1952-1954 Hermann Ehlers
- 1954-1955 Robert Tillmanns
- 1955-1978 Gerhard Schröder
- 1978-1983 Roman Herzog
- 1984-1990 Albert Martin
- 1990-1992 Peter Hintze
- 1992-1993 Angela Merkel
- 1993-2003 Jochen Borchert
- 2003 - Thomas Rachel
References
- ^ Ronald J. Granieri, The ambivalent alliance: Konrad Adenauer, the CDU/CSU, and the West, 1949-1966, Berghahn Books, 2003, p54
- ^ "Hermann-Ehlers-Medaille" (in German). 2012-02-19. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-02-19.