Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Voßkuhle

Career

• born 21.12.1963 in Detmold
• Law studies at the Universitiy of Bayreuth and the LMU Munich
• 1989: First state examination in law (Munich)
• 1993: Second state examination in law (Munich)

• 1992: Dr. iur., LMU Munich
  Doctoral thesis: „Rechtsschutz gegen den Richter"
  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Lerche
  Awarded the faculty prize of the faculty of law, LMU Munich

• 1992 - 1994: Research assistant at the Institute for public law, commercial administrative law and environmental law, University of Augsburg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reiner Schmidt

• 1995: Senior civil servant in the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior

• 1998: Habilitation at the University of Augsburg
  Thesis: "Das Kompensationsprinzip"
  venia legendi for public law, administrative sciences and legal theory

• Since 1999: Chair in public law at the  Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br., head of the Institute for state science and legal philosophy, Section 1 (state science)
  Research focus on constitutional law, general administrative law, public commercial law, environmental law and theory of state and law.

• 2004: Declined a professorship for public law and administrative sciences at the University of Hamburg

• 2006 - 2007: Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin

• 1.4.2008: Named as head of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (voted in in July 2007)

• 7.5.2008: Named as justice and vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

• 16.3.2010: Named as president of the Federal Constiutional Court -
  End of term 22.06.2020.

Activities in Scientific Organisations

• 2003-2006: dean and 2000-2003 dean of studies of the faculty of law, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
• 2006-2007: member of the University Council, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
• Since 2007: Permanent member of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  

• Since 2006: Member of the board of the Hohbühl-Stiftung

• Since 2012: Member of the senate of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
• Since 2015: Member and since 2022 chairman of the scientific advisory board of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung

• Since 2018: Permanent member of the Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften – Leopoldina (national academy of sciences)
• Since 2019: Member of the commission on research strategy, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

• Since 2021: Deputy chairman of the University Council, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (seit 2021)

Other Positions

• 2014 - 2022: Member of the Comité 255
• Since 2020: Chairman of „Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie e.V."
• Since 2022: Member of the grace period comittee for federal ministers pursuant to § 6c BMinG
• Since 2022: President of the senate of the Deutsche Nationalstiftung
• Since 2022: Member of the advisory board of the Mercator Stiftung
  

Honours and prizes (selected)

• 2014: Awarded the Cicero-Rednerpreis (Cicero orator's award)

• 2017: Honorary doctorate from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• 2017: Awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria

• 2019: Awarded Otto Kirchheimer-Preis

• 2019: Honorary doctorate from the Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

• 2020: Awared the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

• 2021: Honorary doctorate from the Eötvös Loránd Universität – ELTE in Budapest

• Research
• Publications
• Proceedings as reporting justice at the Federal Constiutional Court

Contact information

Front office: Ms. Nicole Hoffmann
Phone: 0761/203-2207
E-Mail: staatswissenschaft@jura.uni-freiburg.de