Dirk Behrendt
Dirk Behrendt | |
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Behrendt in 2013 | |
| Senator for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination of Berlin | |
| In office 8 December 2016 – 21 December 2021 | |
| Governing Mayor | Michael Müller |
| Preceded by | Thomas Heilmann |
| Succeeded by | Lena Kreck (Justice and Anti-Discrimination) Bettina Jarasch (Consumer Protection) |
| Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin | |
| In office 17 September 2006 – 19 September 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dirk Behrendt 5 August 1971 West Berlin |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Residence(s) | Kreuzberg, Berlin |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Dirk Behrendt (born 5 August 1971) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. He served as Senator for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination in the Berlin state government from 2016 to 2021, and as a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin from 2006 to 2016. Prior to this, he was a judge in Berlin and served as spokesman of the Berlin–Brandenburg Judges Association.