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Manfred Kanther
Manfred Kanther (b. 26 May 1939 in Schweidnitz, Silesia) is a German conservative politician and was Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1993 to 1998. He has been a member of the CDU (since 1958).
Life and education.
After passing his Abitur in 1958, Kanther studied law in Marburg and Bonn, finishing in 1966. During his studies, he became a member of the fraternity "Corps Guestphalia Marburg" (today called "Corps Guestphalia et Suevoborussia Marburg
"). From 1967 to 1970 Kanther held the position of "Stadtoberrechtsrat" in Plettenberg.
Manfred Kanther is married and has six children.
Political life.
Kanther was a member of the Hessian state parliament from 1974 to 1993.
In 1994, he was elected into the Bundestag as representative for Hanau ballot. He re-entered the Bundestag in 1998 via the CDU's statewide candidate ballot.
Manfred Kanther was involved in the 2000 donation scandal of the Hessian CDU and stepped down from the Bundestag in