Dr Dr h.c. Christian Bode
(15 November 2004 until 16 November 2011)
Dr Alexandra Brand
(1 September 2016 until 31 August 2020)
Dr Hansjoerg Brem
(1 September 2016 until 31 August 2024)
Professor Dr Dr h.c. Ute Frevert
(1 September 2015 until 31 August 2023)
Professor Lorenz Hilty
(1 July 2019 until 30 June 2023)
Senator E.h. Prof. Dr. Dieter Jahn
(1 September 2005 until 31 August 2016)
Professor Claudia Kemfert
(1 December 2002 until 31 December 2022)
Bernhard Koch
(1 September 2002 until 31 August 2005)
Professor Renate Köcher
(1 June 2007 until 31 May 2015)
Senator E. h. Dr. Wilhelm Krull
(1 March 2000 until 28 February 2009)
Professor Christine Langenfeld
(1 September 2015 until 4 August 2016)
Professor Ulrike Landfester
(1 March 2012 until 31 Dezember 2018)
Dr h.c. Helmut O. Maucher †
(1 March 2000 until 30 April 2002)
Professor Dres. h.c. Renate Mayntz
(1 March 2000 until 28 February 2003)
Professor Hans Mohr †
(1 September 2002 until 31 August 2005)
Professor Wolfram Münch
(1 September 2016 until 31 August 2024)
Professor Dr Dr h.c. mult. Hermann Parzinger
(1 March 2009 until 13 January 2015)
Urs Schwager
(1 September 2005 until 31 August 2016)
Professor emeritus René Schwarzenbach
(1 September 2005 until 31 August 2016)
Ursula Schwarzenbart
(1 March 2009 until 28 February 2018)
Senator E.h. Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Nikolaus Schweickart
(1 March 2000 until 28 February 2009)
Dr Willi Steul
(1 March 2000 until 30 April 2002)
Professor Manfred Timmermann †
(1 March 2000 until 09 June 2004)
Beatrice Tschanz
(1 March 2000 until 30 April 2002)
Dr Juliane Wiemerslage
(1 September 2003 until 31 August 2005)
Professor Margret Wintermantel
(1 September 2002 until 30 January 2007)