Dirk Nockemann

Dirk Nockemann is a German politician and lawyer currently serving as a member of the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft. Since 2018, he has led the AfD parliamentary group in the Hamburg state parliament and has served as the state chairman of the AfD Hamburg since 2017. Previously, he held the position of Interior Senator of Hamburg from 2003 to 2004 as a member of the Schill Party. Throughout his career, Nockemann has worked as a senior administrative official and lawyer, with a political background that includes involvement with the SPD, the Schill Party, and the German Center Party before joining the AfD. He is known for his conservative and right-wing political positions and has been a prominent figure in Hamburg's state politics for several decades.