§ 14 LDSG RP
Legal Status
(1)The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information shall hold a public-law official relationship and shall be independent in the exercise of his or her office and subject only to the law. He or she shall be subject to the official supervision of the President of the Landtag, insofar as his or her independence is not impaired.
(2)The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information should, in addition to the required experience and expertise pursuant to Article 53(2) of the General Data Protection Regulation, in particular in the field of the protection of personal data, have the qualification for judicial office or for the fourth entry grade. The Landtag shall elect the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information by secret ballot with the majority of its members upon nomination by a parliamentary group; no debate shall take place. He or she shall, upon election by the Landtag, be appointed to a public-law official relationship for a period of eight years. Re-election and appointment for a further term of office shall be permissible. The office shall otherwise be continued until a successor takes office.
(3)The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information may only be dismissed upon application, except in the case of removal from office pursuant to Article 53(4) of the General Data Protection Regulation. The Landtag shall be competent for removal from office. The procedure for removal from office shall be governed by the Data Protection Code adopted by the Landtag pursuant to Section 2(3) sentence 2.
(4)The remuneration of the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information shall be regulated by contract. The office may also be conferred upon a civil servant on leave or a retired civil servant.
(5)The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information shall be obliged to maintain secrecy about matters that have come to his or her official knowledge, including after the end of the official relationship. This shall not apply to communications in official dealings or to facts that are publicly known or that by their nature do not require secrecy.
(6)The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information shall appoint a deputy for the conduct of business in the event of his or her inability to act.
(7)The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information may participate in the sessions of the Landtag and its committees in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Landtag. The Landtag and its committees may require his or her attendance. The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information may express views on matters of significance for data protection in committee meetings. zur Einzelansicht § 14