Wolfgang Stammberger (14 July 1920[1] – 1 May 1982[2]) was a German jurist and politician. He served as German Minister of Justice from 1961 to 1962. He resigned because of the Spiegel affair,[3] as he had not known the plan to arrest Rudolf Augstein and the others.[4]

Born in Coburg, Bavaria, Stammberger saw his studies interrupted by World War II, but eventually earned his doctorate from the University of Erlangen.[5][6] He became a member of the German Bundestag in 1953, and retained his seat until 1969.[7] In 1964, he switched from the Free Democratic Party to the Social Democratic Party. Between 1970 and 1978, he served as mayor of Coburg.

He was active in two Freemasonry lodges.[8]

His niece, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, later also served as Minister of Justice.

References

  1. ↑ Amtliches Handbuch des Deutschen Bundestages (in German). Neue Darmstädter Verlagsanstalt. 1958. p. 446. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Wolfgang Stammberger". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Leuschner, Udo (2010). Die Geschichte der FDP: Metamorphosen einer Partei zwischen rechts, liberal und neokonservativ (in German). Udo Leuschner. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-86991-049-9. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "West Germany: The Issue Is the Rule of Law". TIME. 16 November 1962. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Kuhn, Robert (1977). Deutsche Justizminister 1877-1977: e. Dokumentation (in German). Bundesanzeiger-Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 97. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Who's who in Germany. Intercontinental Book and Publishing Company. 1972. p. 1437. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kabinettsprotokolle". kabinettsprotokolle.bundesarchiv.de.
  8. ↑ "KEINE REDE VON TABU". Der Spiegel (in German). 1964-03-17. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-08-15.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Stammberger