Dirk Hillbrecht (born

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, 10 June 1972) is a software developer and a former leader of the

Pirate Party Germany The Pirate Party Germany (german: Piratenpartei Deutschland), commonly known as Pirates (), is a political party in Germany founded in September 2006 at c-base. It states general agreement with the Swedish Piratpartiet as a party of the informa ...

. He is also a campaigner against

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, and regional contact for patentfrei.de in Niedersachsen.

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1972 births Living people Pirate Party Germany politicians Leaders of political parties in Germany Politicians from Hanover {{Germany-Pirate-politician-stub