Hans A. Engelhard

Hans Arnold Engelhard (16 September 1934 – 11 March  2008) was a German jurist. 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.

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, he 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.

Awards

 * 1984: Bayerischer Verdienstorden
 * 1989: Bundesverdienstkreuz