The German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (German: ''Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Seniorenorganisationen'' or BAGSO) is an

umbrella organization An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and ofte ...

of about 120 civil society organizations, which together represent several million older people. BAGSO is a

Nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

based in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

and it was founded in 1989.

Chairpersons

* 1989 to 1996: Marieluise Kluge-Steudel * 1996 to 2006: Roswitha Verhülsdonk * 2006 to 2009: Walter Link * 2009 to 2015:

Ursula Lehr Ursula Lehr née Leipold (5 June 1930 – 25 April 2022) was a German academic, age researcher and politician. She was the first professor of gerontology in Germany, with a chair at the University of Heidelberg from 1986. She served as federal ...

* 2015 to 2021:

Franz Müntefering Franz Müntefering (; born 16 January 1940) is a German politician. He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2004 to 2005 and again from 18 October 2008 to 13 November 2009. He served as the minister of Labour and Social Affairs, ...

* since 2021: Regina Görner

International Commitment

On an international level, BAGSO is committed to strengthening the rights of older people worldwide, advocating for a UN convention on the rights of older people. To this end, BAGSO participates in the debate on how to better protect the rights of older people worldwide, in particular in the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing of the

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. At the European level, BAGSO is part of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and is a member of AGE Platform Europe, the umbrella association of older people's organizations in Europe. BAGSO’s international work is coordinated by its Secretariat for International Policy on Ageing.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control Gerontology organizations Lobbying organizations in Europe Political advocacy groups in Germany

Chairpersons

International Commitment

See also

References

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