Helmut Brandt (born 24 October 1950) is a German politician, member of the CDU, and Legal Counsel (Justiziar) for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group.

Brandt, a lawyer by training specialising in criminal law, was mayor of Alsdorf in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1994 to 1999, having been a councillor there since 1978.

After completing his Abitur in Herzogenrath, Brandt undertook his mandatory national service before earning a degree in law from the University of Bonn.

He is a member of the Home Affairs Committee in the German Parliament, which deals with immigration, national security, and public service.

After the federal elections of 2005, Helmut Brandt entered Parliament through the North Rhine-Westphalia party lists.