pɹˈɑːmɪnənt fˈɔːɹmɚ ænd kˈɜːɹənt mˈɛmbɚz ɪŋklˈuːd fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˈɜːmən fˈɔːɹən mˈɪnɪstɚ hˈænzdˈaɪətɹɪtʃ dʒˈɛnʃɚ, fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˈɜːmən pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈɪtʃɚd vˈɑːn wˈaɪzsɛkɚ, æz wˈɛl æz ˈɛbɚhˌɑːɹd dˈiːpdʒən, klˈaʊs vˈɑːn dˈoʊnɐnˌɪi, mˈaɪkəl ɡlˈoʊz, fɹˈiːdbɚt pˈiːflˈuːdʒɚ, vˈɑːlkɚ ɹˈuːh, ɹˈuːdɑːlf ʃˈɑːɹpɪŋ, dˈaɪəɾɚ ʃˈʌlt, mˈænfɹɪd stˈɑːlp, ɹˈiːɾə sˈuːsmʌθ, ɡˈuːntɚ vˈɜːhjuːdʒən, ˈæntdʒ vˈɑːlmɚ, ænd θiːədˈoːɹ wˈeɪdʒəl.
Prominent former and current members include former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German President Richard von Weizsäcker, as well as Eberhard Diepgen, Klaus von Dohnanyi, Michael Glos, Friedbert Pflüger, Volker Rühe, Rudolf Scharping, Dieter Schulte, Manfred Stolpe, Rita Süssmuth, Günter Verheugen, Antje Vollmer, and Theodor Waigel.