Brandenburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Access to Information

The authority was established in 1992, and freedom of information was added to its mandate in 1998. Its competence covers privacy/data protection and ATI/RTI. In 2025 it reported 46 FTE in total, including 1.5 FTE dedicated exclusively to freedom of information.

Jurisdiction: Brandenburg

Head of authority: Dagmar Hartge
Title: Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und für das Recht auf Akteneinsicht

Primary contact: Dagmar Hartge (Ms) / Sven Müller (Mr)
Position: Head of Authority / Head of FOI unit
Email: Poststelle@LDA.Brandenburg.de

Additional contact: Samantha Merz
Position: RTI expert
Email: Samantha.Merz@LDA.Brandenburg.de