Olaf Sievert
Who was the chair of German Council of Economic Experts from Mar 1976 to 1985?
German Council of Economic Experts The German Council of Economic Experts ( German : ) is a group of economists set up in 1963 to evaluate economic policies of the German government . In the media , the council is often referred to as the Five Sages of Economy ( Fünf Wirtschaftsweisen ) , or simply the Five Sages ( Fünf Weisen ) . Role . Every year the Council prepares an annual report which is published before or by November 15 . The federal government has to publish its comments and conclusions within eight weeks of the publication of the annual report . The Council’s secretariat is based at the Federal Statistical Office of Germany in Wiesbaden . Membership . Composition . The Council has five members which – based on the recommendation of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy – are nominated by the federal government and appointed by the President of Germany for a term of five years . Every membership expires on 1 March of the term’s final year . Traditionally , the Joint Committee of German Associations in Trade and Industry – including the Confederation of German Employers Associations and 14 other leading business associations – and the country’s trade unions each nominate one member of the SVR . . Current members . - Achim Truger ( since March 2019 ) - Veronika Grimm ( since April 2020 ) - Monika Schnitzer ( since April 2020 ) - Volker Wieland ( since March 2013 ) Former members . - Wilhelm Bauer ( January 1964–July 1974 ; chairman : March 1964–February 1970 ) - Paul Binder ( January 1964–February 1968 ) - Herbert Giersch ( January 1964–February 1970 ) - Harald Koch ( January 1964–May 1969 ) - Fritz W . Meyer ( January 1964–February 1966 ) - Wolfgang Stützel ( February 1966–September 1968 ) - Manfred Schäfer ( March 1968–July 1970 ) - Norbert Kloten ( June 1969–April 1976 ; chairman : March 1970–February 1976 ) - Claus Köhler ( December 1969–February 1974 ) - Olaf Sievert ( May 1970–February 1985 ; chairman : March 1976–February 1985 ) - Armin Gutowski ( December 1970–February 1978 ) - Gerhard Scherhorn ( May 1974–February 1979 ) - Kurt Schmidt ( August 1974–May 1984 ) - Gerhard Fels ( June 1976–February 1982 ) - Horst Albach ( May 1978–February 1983 ) - Werner Glastetter ( August 1979–August 1981 ) - Hans-Jürgen Krupp ( March 1982–February 1984 ) - Hans Karl Schneider ( July 1982–February 1992 ; chairman : March 1985–February 1992 ) - Ernst Helmstädter ( March 1983–February 1988 ) - Dieter Mertens ( March 1984–February 1986 ) - Dieter Pohmer ( July 1984–February 1991 ) - Helmut Hesse ( March 1985–November 1988 ) - Rüdiger Pohl ( July 1986–February 1994 ) - Otmar Issing ( April 1988–September 1990 ) - Herbert Hax ( March 1989–February 2000 ; chairman : March 1992–February 2000 ) - Horst Siebert ( January 1991–February 2003 ) - Rolf Peffekoven ( April 1991–February 2001 ) - Juergen B . Donges ( April 1992–February 2002 ; chairman : March 2000–February 2002 ) - Wolfgang Franz ( May 1994–February 1999 ; March 2003–February 2013 ; chairman : March 2009–February 2013 ) - Jürgen Kromphardt ( March 1999–February 2004 ) - Bert Rürup ( March 2000–February 2009 , chairman : March 2005–February 2009 ) - Wolfgang Wiegard ( March 2001–February 2011 ; chairman : April 2002–February 2005 ) - Axel A . Weber ( March 2002–April 2004 ) - Beatrice Weder di Mauro ( June 2004–February 2012 ) - Claudia M . Buch ( March 2012–May 2014 ) - Peter Bofinger ( March 2004–February 2019 ) - Isabel Schnabel ( June 2014–December 2019 ) - Christoph M . Schmidt ( March 2009–February 2020 ; chairman : March 2013–February 2020 ) - Lars Feld ( since March 2011-February 2021 ; chairman : March 2020-February 2021 ) Notable proposals . In 2011 , the Council proposed a plan for the issuance of collectivized European debt as part of a mechanism for contending with the European sovereign debt crisis . External links . - Official homepage ( in German ; in English )