Hans Arnold Engelhard (16 September 1934 – 11 March 2008) was a German jurist.[1] A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), he served as German Federal Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Kohl I, II, and III, between 1982 and 1991.[2]
Hans A. Engelhard | |
|---|---|
 Engelhard at the Free Democratic Party convention in 1982 | |
| Federal Minister of Justice of Germany | |
| In office 4 October 1982 – 18 January 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Schmude |
| Succeeded by | Klaus Kinkel |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 13 December 1972 – 10 November 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1934 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | 11 March 2008 (aged 73) Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Profession | Jurist |
Born in Munich, Engelhard studied law at the University of Erlangen and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and received his second Staatsexamen in 1963.[3][4]
Having joined the Free Democratic Party in 1954, he won a seat in the Bundestag in the 1972 German federal election.[5]
In 1982, he succeeded Jürgen Schmude as Federal Minister of Justice of Germany, and served until 1992.[2]
Awards edit
- 1984: Bayerischer Verdienstorden
- 1989: Bundesverdienstkreuz
Further reading edit
- Kerscher, Helmut (11 March 2008), "Früherer Justizminister Hans Engelhard gestorben", Süddeutsche Zeitung, archived from the original on 13 February 2009, retrieved 21 December 2009
References edit
- ^ "Hans A. Engelhard". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Von Recht und Unrecht - 170 Jahre Geschichte des Justizressorts" (PDF). www.bmj.de. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Görtemaker, Manfred; Safferling, Christoph (17 July 2013). Die Rosenburg: Das Bundesministerium der Justiz und die NS-Vergangenheit – eine Bestandsaufnahme (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. p. 24. ISBN 978-3-647-30046-7. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Amtliches Handbuch des Deutschen Bundestages: 11. Wahlperiode (in German). Neue Darmstädter Verlagsanstalt. 1988. p. 86. ISBN 978-3-87576-191-7. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Die Bundesminister und Bundesministerinnen der Justiz ab 1949". bundesarchiv.de. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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