Thomas de Maizière

Thomas de Maizière   (politician)
Born	Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière 1954-01-21 Bonn, Germany
Alma mater	University of Münster, University of Freiburg
Children	3
Spouse	Martina de Maizière
Member of	American Council on Germany/Young Leaders/1989, Atlantik-Brücke
Party	Christian Democratic Union
Minister of the Interior In office 17 December 2013 - 3 March 2011  Minister of the Interior In office 28 October 2009 - 3 March 2011  Minister of Defence In office 3 March 2011 - 17 December 2013  Minister for Special Affairs In office 22 November 2005 - 27 October 2009  German Chancellery Chief of Staff In office 22 November 2005 - 27 October 2009

Thomas de Maizière has been aggressive in promoting tools to facilitate mass surveillance. In particular, citing the difficulty that law enforcement agents have had investigating "terrorism", he has suggested taht encryption should be illegal in Germany unless it contains a backdoor. He has also been lobbying for a "hackback" provision, which opponents say would effectively legalize almost any hacking that authorities wished to carry out on the internet, including shutting down arbitrary computers.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2016	9 June 2016	12 June 2016	Germany Dresden	The 2016 Bilderberg meeting took place in Dresden, Germany.
Munich Security Conference/2011	4 February 2011	6 February 2011	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 47th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2012	3 February 2012	5 February 2012	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 48th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2013	1 February 2013	3 February 2013	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 49th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2014	31 January 2014	2 February 2014	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 50th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2017	17 February 2017	19 February 2017	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 53rd Munich Security Conference
WEF/Annual Meeting/2015	21 January 2015	24 January 2015	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures".

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