Manfred Weiß

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]

Manfred Weiß
Minister of Justice of Bavaria
In office
September 13, 1999 – October 14, 2003
PresidentEdmund Stoiber
Preceded byAlfred Sauter
Succeeded byBeate Merk
Personal details
Born(1944-01-23)23 January 1944
Roth, Bavaria, Germany
Died11 March 2017(2017-03-11) (aged 73)
Political partyChristian Social Union in Bavaria

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. "Landkreis Roth: Trauer um bayerischen Ex-Minister Manfred Weiß". Nürnberger Nachrichten. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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