Dirk Weinspach
Dirk Weinspach (* 1959 in Pforzheim ) is a German lawyer and has been police chief in Aachen since June 1, 2014 .
Before starting school, the family moved to the Rhineland . Weinspach studied law in Berlin and Münster . He then worked in various areas at the Cologne District Government and in the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of the Interior . There he was responsible for local and foreign affairs as well as the training of police officers. Most recently, Weinspach headed the right-wing extremism department at the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in North Rhine-Westphalia .
As police chief of Aachen, he is responsible, among other things, for the demonstrations and occupations in the Hambacher Forst , the Inden opencast mine and the Garzweiler opencast mine .
Weinspach was awarded the Gustav Noske Prize in 2016 for his services to the rule of law and democracy .
Weinspach is married and has three children.
Sources and web links
- Portrait on the website of the NRW police
- Johannes Nitschmann: Dirk Weinspach is to become the new police chief , in: Aachener Nachrichten of April 8, 2014
- Interview with Dirk Weinspach on karnevalinaachen.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aachen Police President receives Gustav Noske Prize , on wortkulturen.de on January 6, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weinspach, Dirk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, police chief in Aachen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pforzheim |