Konstantin von Notz (born 21 January 1971) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party.

Early life and education

Born in Mölln as one of two sons of Friedhelm von Notz, Konstantin grew up in

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and

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. He studied law at

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between 1993 and 1998.

Political career

Von Notz has been a member of the German

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since the 2009 national elections. In his first legislative term from 2009 until 2013, he served on the Committee on Internal Affairs and was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on internal affairs and digital policy. Following the

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, von Notz was appointed vice-chairman of his

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, under the leadership of co-chairs

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and

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. In this capacity, he served as coordinator of the group’s legislative initiatives on internal and legal affairs and as spokesperson on digital policy. He also leads the Green Party's parliamentary group within the

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and the Committee on the Digital Agenda. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr), which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany’s intelligence services BND, BfV and MAD. He also joined the Committee on the Election of Judges (''Wahlausschuss''), which is in charge of appointing judges to the

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. In addition to his committee assignments, von Notz has been serving as deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Baltic States since 2009. Under the umbrella of the German parliaments’ godparenthood program for human rights activists, von Notz has been raising awareness for the work of persecuted Cuban dissident Antonio Rodiles since 2013. In the negotiations to form a so-called

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of the

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(SPD), the Green Party and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, von Notz led his party's delegation in the working group on

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and civil rights; his co-chairs from the other parties were Christine Lambrecht and

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Other activities

* Stiftung Datenschutz, Member of the Strategic Advisory Board *

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, Member of the Members Assembly (since 2009) * Liquid Democracy, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2009) * Otto von Bismarck Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees *

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, Member * Deutsche Telekom, Member of the Data Privacy Advisory Board (2009-2013) * Zukunftsforum Öffentliche Sicherheit, Chairman of the Advisory Board (2009-2013)

References

External links

Official Website of Konstantin von Notz

Konstantin von Notz
at the German

{{DEFAULTSORT:Notz, Konstantin von 1971 births Living people People from Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein Local politicians in Germany Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens