Speaker

Prof. Dr. Dieter Kugelmann

State Commissioner for the Protection of Data and the Freedom of Information of Rhineland-Palatinate
Prof Dr Dieter Kugelmann

Prof. Dr. Dieter Kugelmann studied at the universities of Mainz and Dijon. After his Pd.D. in European media law he qualified at the university of Mainz. He is author of numerous publications especially on the European fundamental rights, European law, media law, security law and data protection law. In 2008 he became a fully tenured professor at the German Police University with a specialization for public law with a focus on police law including international and European Law. In 2015 he was elected for President of the Authority for the protection of data and the freedom of information of Rhineland-Palatinate and in 2023 he was re-elected for a second term. He is the editor of a commentary on the data protection law of Rhineland-Palatinate and co-editor of a commentary on the GDPR.