Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft

The German Police Trade Union (German: Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft, DPolG) is a trade union in Germany. Representing 94,000 police employees, it is the second largest union for police employees in Germany, following the Gewerkschaft der Polizei (GdP). It is affiliated with the German Civil Service Federation (Deutscher Beamtenbund, DBB).

DPolG
Van of the DPolG
Full nameGerman Police Trade Union
Native nameDeutsche Polizeigewerkschaft
Founded18 August 1951 (1951-08-18)
Members94,000
AffiliationGerman Civil Service Federation
Key peopleRainer Wendt, president
Office locationBerlin, Germany
CountryGermany
Websitewww.dpolg.de

Since 2007, the union has been headed by Rainer Wendt, who was reelected in 2011, and – receiving more than 98% of member votes – in 2015.[1]

Presidents

Rainer Wendt
  • 1951–1962: Kurt Fähnrich
  • 1962–1968: Walter Seidel
  • 1968–1971: Jürgen Brockmann
  • 1971–1975: Johannes Zistel
  • 1975–1991: Benedikt-Martin Gregg
  • 1991–1995: Harald Thiemann
  • 1995–2003: Gerhard Vogler
  • 2003–2007: Wolfgang Speck
  • since 2007: Rainer Wendt

References

  1. "Deutschlands schillerndster Gewerkschaftschef" (in German). 20 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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