About the IAPP

Prof. Dr. Dieter Kugelmann studied at the universities of Mainz and Dijon. After his Ph.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 State Commissioner for the protection of data and the freedom of information of Rhineland-Palatinate. He is the editor of a commentary on the data protection law of Rhineland-Palatinate and co-editor of a commentary on the GDPR.