Hans-Joachim von Merkatz
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz | |
|---|---|
 Merkatz on a 1961 CDU election poster | |
| German Federal Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1956–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Fritz Neumayer |
| Succeeded by | Fritz Schäffer |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 7 September 1949 – 19 October 1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1905 Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Jena |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz (7 July 1905 – 25 February 1982) was a German politician. He was
Early life
Merkatz was born at
Third Reich
Merkatz received his doctorate at the University of Jena in 1934 and his approbation as a lawyer in 1935. The same year, von Merkatz started lecturing foreign and international law at the
When
Post-war period
After the war, Merkatz became an employee at the Academy for Area Planning,
From 1951 to 1958, Merkatz was a member of the Consultative Assembly of the
Merkatz was appointed Federal Minister of Justice on October 17, 1956, and remained in that office until October 21, 1957.[9] In October 1957, Merkatz was the focus of an East German propaganda campaign, which portrayed him as a "fascist" and "leading Nazi functionary".[10] The campaign was, however, mounted untimely: due to a re-arrangement of the ruling coalition after the 1957 West German federal election in September, Merkatz resigned from his office. He was replaced by former minister for finance, Fritz Schäffer.[10]
In 1960, Merkatz left the German Party to become a member of the
Conservative movements
In a Bundestag speech of 1951, Merkatz avowed himself as a
In February 1956, the Abendländische Akademie became subject to a press campaign initiated by
Death
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz died in Bonn on February 25, 1982.[1]
Notes
- ^ Both the Consultative and Common Assemblies were the predecessors of the modern European Parliament.
- ^ "...die konservative Wiedergeburt des christlichen Abendlandes." Hans-Joachim von Merkatz as cited in Conze (2005), p. 157.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Hans-Joachim von Merkatz". Munzinger Online. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ a b Conze (2005), p.93
- ^ Conze (2005), p. 93-94
- ^ Conze (2005), p.95
- ^ a b c d Conze (2005), p.98
- ^ Rössel & Weber (1999), p.442
- ^ Rössel & Weber (1999), pp.442-443
- ^ a b c Rössel & Weber (1999), p.443
- ^ Schmerbach (2008), p.265
- ^ a b Miquel (2004), p. 34.
- ^ Conze (2005), p.12
- ^ Schildt (1999), p.53
- ^ a b Conze (2005), p.99
- ^ Conze (2005), p.198
- ^ Conze (2005), p.157
- ^ Schildt (1999), p. 56-57.
- ^ Conze (2005), p. 165
- ^ Schildt (1999), p. 70
- ^ Conze (2005), p. 166
- ^ Schildt (1999), p. 72, citing von Merkatz (1956): "Das Recht und die Pflicht zu konservativer Politik".
Bibliography
- Conze, Vanessa (2005). "Wurzeln abendländischen Engagements in biographischen Erfahrungen". Das Europa der Deutschen: Ideen von Europa in Deutschland zwischen Reichstradition und Westorientierung (1920-1970) (in German). Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. ISBN 3-486-57757-3.
- von Miquel, Marc (2004). "Justiz und NS-Vergangenheit 1957-1965". Ahnden oder amnestieren? Westdeutsche Justiz und Vergangenheitspolitik in den sechziger Jahren (in German). Wallstein Verlag. ISBN 3-89244-748-9.
- Schildt, Axel (1999). "Gründung und Blütezeit der Abendländischen Akademie (1952-1955)". Zwischen Abendland und Amerika: Studien zur westdeutschen Ideenlandschaft der 50er Jahre (in German). Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. ISBN 3-486-56344-0.
- Schmerbach, Folker (2008). Das "Gemeinschaftslager Hanns Kerrl" für Referendare in Jüterbog 1933-1939 (in German). Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-149585-4.
- Bundesregierung (Federal government of Germany) (1999). Rössel, Uta; Weber, Hartmut (eds.). Die Kabinettsprotokolle der Bundesregierung: Kabinettsausschuß für Wirtschaft (in German). Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. ISBN 3-486-57917-7.
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