German Bundestag elects Moritz Hennemann as Federal Data Protection Commissioner (heise.de)

• Bundestag elects Moritz Hennemann as BfDI with 391 votes
• Hennemann is a 41-year-old law professor from Freiburg
• Predecessor Specht-Riemenschneider resigned for health reasons

"The German Bundestag elected law professor Moritz Hennemann with 391 votes as the new Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. He succeeds Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, who resigned for health reasons. Hennemann, born 1985, is a data law expert from the University of Freiburg and is expected to continue the current oversight approach."