Henning Schwarz

Candidate poster for the state election in Schleswig-Holstein in 1979

Henning Michael Schwarz (born October 5, 1928 at Gut Frauenholz near Bad Oldesloe , † April 13, 1993 in Kiel ) was a German politician ( CDU ).

He was Minister of Justice from 1969 to 1979 and 1983 to 1985, Minister for Federal Affairs from 1979 to 1988 and Executive Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1987 to 1988 .

education and profession

After participating in the Second World War, Schwarz passed his Abitur in 1949 and began studying law in Würzburg and Hamburg , which he completed in 1953 with the first state examination and in 1957 with the second state examination . In 1958 the doctorate to Dr. jur. Since then he has worked as a lawyer and since 1959 also as a notary .

Private

Henning Schwarz was married and had three children, including the Minister of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein Sabine Sütterlin-Waack . He was the son of the politician Werner Schwarz , who was Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry from 1959 to 1965 .

Henning Schwarz died on April 13, 1993 of leukemia.

Political party

Schwarz was a member of the CDU since 1948.

MP

Henning Schwarz was a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1971 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1987 .

Public offices

On November 3, 1969, he was appointed Minister of Justice to Helmut Lemke's cabinet . He kept this office after Gerhard Stoltenberg became Prime Minister on May 24, 1971 . In 1975 he was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister. On May 29, 1979, he moved from the office of Justice Minister to the Office of Minister for Federal Affairs.

Even when Uwe Barschel was elected Prime Minister on October 14, 1982, he remained in his cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs. From April 13, 1983 to December 16, 1985 he also took over the office of Minister of Justice. Due to his statement, which deviated from the facts, that "Krause is not considered as a perpetrator", a case against the former SS officer Waldemar Krause was discontinued.

After Uwe Barschel resigned on October 2, 1987 as a result of the state elections in 1987 , mainly because of the Barschel affair , Schwarz took over the affairs of the Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein on a provisional basis and, due to the stalemate in parliament, managed until the election of Björn Engholm on October 31 , 1987 May 1988 a managing state government.

Honors

1975: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1978: Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
1988: Great Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany

Web links

Commons : Henning Schwarz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Henning Schwarz in the catalog of the German National Library
Henning Schwarz in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament information system

Individual evidence

^ DIED Henning Schwarz , Der Spiegel , April 19, 1993.
↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 31, No. 19, January 27, 1979.

personal data
SURNAME	Schwarz, Henning
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schwarz, Henning Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (CDU), Member of the State Parliament, State Minister and Acting Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
DATE OF BIRTH	October 5, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gut Frauenholz near Bad Oldesloe
DATE OF DEATH	April 13, 1993
Place of death	Kiel

[1] DIED Henning Schwarz , Der Spiegel , April 19, 1993.

[2] Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 31, No. 19, January 27, 1979.