Franz Gürtner
Franz Gürtner (26 August 1881 – 29 January 1941) was a German Minister of Justice in the governments of Franz von Papen, Kurt von Schleicher and Adolf Hitler. Gürtner was responsible for coordinating jurisprudence in Nazi Germany and provided official sanction and legal grounds for a series of repressive actions under the Nazi regime from 1933 until his death in 1941.
Franz Gürtner | |
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Franz Gürtner with Golden Party Badge (Goldenes Parteiabzeichen), 1938 | |
| Reich Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2 June 1932 – 29 January 1941 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg (1932–1934) Adolf Hitler (1934–1941; as Führer) |
| Chancellor | Franz von Papen (1932) Kurt von Schleicher (1932–1933) Adolf Hitler (1933–1941) |
| Preceded by | Curt Joël |
| Succeeded by | Franz Schlegelberger (acting) |
| Bavarian Minister of Justice | |
| In office 8 November 1922 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld auf Köfering und Schönberg |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Spangenberger |
| Prussian Minister of Justice | |
| In office 17 June 1934 – 1 April 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Hanns Kerrl |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1881 Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 29 January 1941 (aged 59) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | German National People's Party (until 1933) National Socialist German Workers' Party (from 1937) |
| Spouse |
Luise Stoffel
(m. 1920) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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