Hans A. Engelhard

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Intro

German politician

Places

Germany

was

Politician Lawyer

Work field

Law Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

16 September 1934 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Munich, Germany

Star sign

Virgo People who share this birthday

Death

11 March 2008 People who died on this day

Place of death

Munich, Germany

Age

73 years

Politics:

Free Democratic Party

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Awards

Bavarian Order of Merit

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

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Biography

Hans Arnold Engelhard (16 September1934 – 11 March2008) was a German jurist. A member of the Free Democratic Party, he served as German Federal Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Kohl I, II, and III, between 1982 and 1991.

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.

Having joined the Free Democratic Party in 1954, Engelhard won a seat in the Bundestag in the 1972 German federal election.

In 1982 he succeeded Jürgen Schmude as Federal Minister of Justice of Germany, and served until 1992.