Hans Joachim Meyer

Hans Joachim Meyer
Hans Joachim Meyer
	Meyer in 2015
Born	13 October 1936; Rostock, Germany
Died	29 March 2024 (aged 87); Potsdam, Germany
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupations	Academic teacher; Minister of education;
Organizations	Humboldt University of Berlin; De Maizière cabinet; Ministry of Culture in Saxony; Central Committee of German Catholics;
Political party	CDU (East Germany) (1952–1961); CDU (from 1990)
Awards	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony; Order of St. Gregory the Great;

Hans Joachim Meyer (13 October 1936 – 29 March 2024) was a German linguist and CDU politician. When East Germany's authorities interrupted his law studies in Potsdam after six terms, he turned to English and American studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin where he then lectured and researched from 1964, with a habilitation in 1981, and as professor of applied linguistics from 1985 to 1990.

He served in the cabinet of Lothar de Maiziére as the last East German Minister for Education and the Arts. After German reunification he became State Minister for Sciences and the Arts in the state government of Saxony. In addition, he served as President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) from 1997 to 2009.

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