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Patrick Sensburg | |
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.jpg) Sensburg in 2023 | |
| Chair of theElection Monitoring, Immunity and Rules of Procedure Committee | |
| In office 1 February 2018 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Deputy | Florian Toncar |
| Preceded by | Johann Wadephul(2017) |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Chair of theGerman Parliamentary Committee investigation of the NSA spying scandal | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 28 June 2017 | |
| Deputy | Hans-Ulrich Krüger Tim Ostermann |
| Preceded by | Clemens Binninger |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of theBundestag forHochsauerlandkreis | |
| In office 27 October 2009 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Friedrich Merz |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Merz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1971-06-25)25 June 1971 (age 53) Paderborn,West Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Alma mater | University of Trier University of Luxembourg German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer |
| Website | patrick-sensburg |
Patrick Ernst Hermann Sensburg (born 25 June 1971) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) and a professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne. He served as a member of theGerman Parliament from 2009 until 2021, representing theHochsauerlandkreis constituency inNorth Rhine-Westphalia.
Before joining politics, Sensburg worked as Professor of Public Law and European Law. After he completed his military service Sensburg became lieutenant colonel of the reserve in 2014.[1] 2021 he was promoted to Colonel.[2] Since 2019 Sensburg is president of theReservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr.[3]
Sensburg was born inPaderborn. He studied law and political science and graduated with his first state law exam and a master's degree in political science in 1997. In 1999 he completed his Second State Law Examination. He was a research assistant at theUniversity of Hagen, where he completed his doctorate.[4]
From 2000 to 2006 Sensburg practiced as a lawyer with main focus on municipal law and local tax law. Since then he has been a lecturer at the Hagen Law School for the training of certified specialists in administrative law. From 2006 to 2008 he was a professor at the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences at theFederal Criminal Police Office (BKA); he was a member of the senate of the university.[5]
From 2008 to 2021 Sensburg has been is Professor for Public Law and European Law at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and management of North Rhine-Westphalia in Münster.[6] From 2009 to 2012, he was a lecturer in European Law at theRiga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA).[7] Since 2018 he has also been a visiting professor at theUniversity of Vienna[8] as well as at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE).[9] From 2022 on Sensburg is Professor for Public Law and European Law at theUniversity of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne.[10]
Sensburg has been a member of the CDU since 1989. From 2004 to 2009, he was Deputy Mayor of the City ofBrilon and Group Chairman in the City Council ofBrilon.
In the2009 elections, Sensburg first became a member of the German Parliament. He initially served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and, as an alternate member, on the Committee on Internal Affairs. Between 2009 and 2017 he chaired the Subcommittee on European Law.[11] On 10 April 2014 he was elected as Chairman of theParliamentary Inquiry Committee on the NSA in the 2013-2017 term.[12][13]
From 2018 until 2021, Sensburg chaired the Committee on Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure.[14] Furthermore, he was a member of theParliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr), which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany's intelligence servicesBND,BfV andMAD, and of theCouncil of Elders.[15]
Ahead of the2021 national elections, Sensburg failed to secure his party's support for a new candidacy; instead, he was replaced byFriedrich Merz.[16]
In June 2017, Sensburg voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[17] Ahead of the Christian Democrats'leadership election in 2018, he publicly endorsedFriedrich Merz to succeed Angela Merkel as the party's chair.[18]
In August 2014, Sensburg supported thedecision of deploying the Bundeswehr into Iraq against the organization known as "IS". In addition, Sensburg pointed to the responsibility of Germany towards the people in the refugee camps there: "The protection of the population from the atrocities of the IS militia is our humanitarian responsibility and in our own best interest".[19]
As chairman of the NSA inquiry committee, Sensburg presented on 28 June 2017 the final report to President of the Bundestag,Norbert Lammert, with more than 1,800 pages, saying: "There was a lot of consensus, but also different views in the evaluation".[20] The final report was subsequently discussed in the German Bundestag. It became apparent that the coalition and the opposition determined the results differently. Sensburg pointed out thatEdward Snowden has encouraged public debate in Germany on the discussion of how to handle with data protection of privacy. Despite some criticism, the Committee of Inquiry of all parliamentary groups in the Bundestag has in principle been reckoned a successful work.[21][22]
On 9 November 2019, Patrick Sensburg, who is a retired lieutenant colonel, was elected by the delegates of the 20th Federal Delegates Assembly of the Association of German Armed Forces Reservists in Bonn as President.[23] In March 2020, Sensburg stressed that the reserve "rifle at heel" was in place when many reservists volunteered to help and support during the COVID 19 pandemic.[24] By early April, more than 15,000 reservists had volunteered.
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| Preceded by | Member of theBundestag forHochsauerlandkreis 2009–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | President of the Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr 2019– | Succeeded by Acting |
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