1. Patrick Ernst Hermann Sensburg was born on 25 June 1971 and is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne.
15 Facts About Patrick Sensburg
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Patrick Sensburg served as a member of the German Parliament from 2009 until 2021, representing the Hochsauerlandkreis constituency in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Since 2019 Patrick Sensburg is president of the Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr.
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Patrick Sensburg studied law and political science and graduated with his first state law exam and a master's degree in political science in 1997.
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Patrick Sensburg was a research assistant at the University of Hagen, where he completed his doctorate.
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From 2000 to 2006 Patrick Sensburg practiced as a lawyer with main focus on municipal law and local tax law.
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From 2008 to 2021 Patrick Sensburg has been is Professor for Public Law and European Law at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and management of North Rhine-Westphalia in Munster.
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From 2022 on Patrick Sensburg is Professor for Public Law and European Law at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne.
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Patrick Sensburg initially served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and, as an alternate member, on the Committee on Internal Affairs.
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From 2018 until 2021, Patrick Sensburg chaired the Committee on Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure.
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Ahead of the 2021 national elections, Patrick Sensburg failed to secure his party's support for a new candidacy; instead, he was replaced by Friedrich Merz.
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In June 2017, Patrick Sensburg voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage.
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Patrick Sensburg pointed out that Edward Snowden has encouraged public debate in Germany on the discussion of how to handle with data protection of privacy.
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On 9 November 2019, Patrick Sensburg, who is a retired lieutenant colonel, was elected by the delegates of the 20th Federal Delegates Assembly of the Association of German Armed Forces Reservists in Bonn as President.
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In March 2020, Patrick Sensburg stressed that the reserve "rifle at heel" was in place when many reservists volunteered to help and support during the COVID 19 pandemic.