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Manfred Weiß | |
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Minister of Justice of Bavaria | |
In office 13 September 1999 – 14 October 2003 | |
President | Edmund Stoiber |
Preceded by | Alfred Sauter |
Succeeded by | Beate Merk |
Personal details | |
Born | Roth, Bavaria, Germany | 23 January 1944
Died | 11 March 2017 | (aged 73)
Political party | Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
Manfred Weiß (23 January 1944 – 11 March 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 23 January 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 11 March 2017 at the age of 72. [1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (March 2017) |
Manfred Weiß | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Minister of Justice of Bavaria | |
In office 13 September 1999 – 14 October 2003 | |
President | Edmund Stoiber |
Preceded by | Alfred Sauter |
Succeeded by | Beate Merk |
Personal details | |
Born | Roth, Bavaria, Germany | 23 January 1944
Died | 11 March 2017 | (aged 73)
Political party | Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
Manfred Weiß (23 January 1944 – 11 March 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 23 January 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 11 March 2017 at the age of 72. [1]