Manfred Weiß

Manfred Weiß
Minister of Justice of Bavaria
In office
September 13, 1999  October 14, 2003
President Edmund Stoiber
Preceded by Alfred Sauter
Succeeded by Beate Merk
Personal details
Born (1944-01-23)23 January 1944
Roth, Bavaria, Germany
Died 11 March 2017(2017-03-11) (aged 73)
Political party Christian Social Union in Bavaria

Manfred Weiß (January 23, 1944 – March 11, 2017) was a German politician, jurist and member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He served as a member of the Landtag of Bavaria, the state parliament, from 1978 until 2013, and the Minister of Justice of Bavaria from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Weiß was born in Roth, Bavaria on January 23, 1944.[1] He studied law at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from 1965 to 1969.[1] He then served as a judge of the Nürnberg-Fürth district court from 1973 to 1978.[1]

Manfred Weiß joined the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) in 1968.[1] In 1978, he was first elected to the Landtag of Bavaria, where he served from 1978 to 2013.[1] In 1999, Bavarian Minister-President Edmund Stoiber appointed Weiß as the state Minister of Justice, which Weiß considered the highlight of his political and legal career.[1] Weiß served as Minister of Justice from 1998 until a cabinet shake-up by Stoiber in October 2003.[1]

Manfred Weiß died on March 11, 2017, at the age of 72.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Landkreis Roth: Trauer um bayerischen Ex-Minister Manfred Weiß". Nürnberger Nachrichten. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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