Dean Spielmann (born 26 October 1962) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and the President of the European Court of Human Rights. He has been a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Luxembourg since 2004, President of the Fifth Section of the Court since 2011 and was elected Vice-President and then, shortly afterwards, President in 2012. He is also a member of the Grand Ducal Institute of Luxembourg and has held academic posts at the universities of Luxembourg, Nancy and Louvain.