The National board of the CDU is the highest permanent body of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. The board meets at least 6 times a year. The daily affairs of the party is the responsibility of the CDU presidium.

The board consists of the CDU chair, the Secretary General, the four deputy chairs, the treasurer, the honorary chairs, seven elected members of the presidium and 26 elected board members. It also consists of the Chancellor of Germany

Chancellor of Germany

The Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...

, the President or Vice President of the Bundestag

Bundestag

The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...

, the chair of the CDU/CSU faction, the President of the European Parliament

President of the European Parliament

The President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve...

 and the chair of the European People's Party

European People's Party

The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...

if these are CDU members. Additionally, the chairs of the CDU state parties are board members.