Ulrich Wilhelm (born 8 July 1961 in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

) is a German lawyer and journalist who has been serving as director of the

Bayerischer Rundfunk Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR; "Bavarian Broadcasting") is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcas ...

''(BR)'' since 2011.

Career

On 19 March 2015 the ''Rundfunkrat des Bayerischen Rundfunks'' chose him for a second term by 31 January 2021. From 2005 to 2010 William was Chief of the Federal Press Office and Government Spokesman of State ''(Regierungssprecher)'' for the

Cabinet of Germany The Federal Cabinet or Federal Government (german: link=no, Bundeskabinett or ') is the chief Executive (government), executive body of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. It consists of the Chancellor of Germany, Federal Chancellor and m ...

(the

First Merkel cabinet The First Merkel cabinet (German: ''Kabinett Merkel I'') was the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany from 22 November 2005 to 27 October 2009 throughout the 16th legislative session of the Bundestag. Led by Christian Democrat Angela M ...

as well the

Second Merkel cabinet The Second Merkel cabinet (German: ''Kabinett Merkel II'') was the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 17th legislative session of the Bundestag. Installed after the 2009 federal election, it left office on 17 December 2013 ...

). Wilhelm took over the rotating chairmanship of the ARD in 2018 for two years. In 2020, he announced that he would not extend his contract with BR beyond 2021.

Other activities

acatech Acatech (styled ''acatech),'' founded in 2002 and established as the German Academy of Science and Engineering (german: Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften) on 1 January 2008, represents the interests of German technical sciences independe ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

American Academy in Berlin The American Academy in Berlin is a private, independent, nonpartisan research and cultural institution in Berlin dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the long-term intellectual, cultural, and political ties between the United States and Germany ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees * BMW Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees * Civis media prize, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees * Deutsche Post Stiftung, Member of the Scientific Council * Fazit-Stiftung, Chair of the Board of Trustees * Frank Schirrmacher Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board * Institute of Bavarian History,

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Kissinger Sommer The Kissinger Sommer is a classical music festival held every year in the summer in the city of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria, Southern Germany. History The festival was founded in 1986. At the beginning the focus of the festival was on the improvem ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are annual scientific conferences held in Lindau, Bavaria, Germany, since 1951. Their aim is to bring together Nobel laureates and young scientists to foster scientific exchange between different generations, ...

, Member of the Honorary Senate * , Member * Roland Berger Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

(TUM), Member of the Board of Trustees *

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

(FAU), Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees

(FAU TUM).

Recognition

Wilhelm was appointed in 2007 as a commander with a star of the Royal Norwegian Confederation.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilhelm, Ulrich Politicians from Munich German television journalists German male journalists 1961 births Living people Christian Social Union in Bavaria politicians Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ARD (broadcaster) people Bayerischer Rundfunk people