Barbara Thiel
Former State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony
Barbara Thiel was the State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2023. Prior to that, she held various positions at both the state and municipal level, including at the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior, the Lower Saxony State Audit Office and as a department head at the Hannover Region. Barbara Thiel has a teaching position at the University of Göttingen and is the author of numerous publications, expert lectures and commentaries on the GDPR and the BDSG. She is also a member of the editorial board of the ZD.
