Dirk Behrendt

Dirk Behrendt
Behrendt in 2013
Senator for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination of Berlin
In office
8 December 2016 – 21 December 2021
Governing MayorMichael Müller
Preceded byThomas Heilmann
Succeeded byLena 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

(1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 (age 53)
West Berlin
Political partyAlliance 90/The Greens
Residence(s)Kreuzberg, Berlin
Alma materFree 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.