DPolG | |
Full Name: | German Police Trade Union |
Native Name: | Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft |
Native Name Lang: | de |
Location Country: | Germany |
Affiliation: | German Civil Service Federation |
Members: | 94,000 |
Headquarters: | Berlin, Germany |
Key People: | Rainer Wendt, president |
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 (German: Deutscher Beamtenbund, DBB).
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]