Thomas Dehler

Thomas Dehler
Dehler in 1964
Minister of Justice
In office
20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953
ChancellorKonrad Adenauer
Preceded byInaugural
Succeeded byFritz Neumayer
Vice President of the Bundestag
(on proposal of the FDP-group)
In office
1960–1967
Preceded byMax Becker
Succeeded byWalter Scheel
Member of the Bundestag
In office
7 September 1949 – 21 July 1967
Personal details
Born(1897-12-14)14 December 1897
Lichtenfels, Bavaria, Germany
Died21 July 1967(1967-07-21) (aged 69)
Wiesenttal, Bavaria, West Germany
Political partyFree Democratic Party
EducationUniversity of Munich
University of Würzburg
University of Freiburg
ProfessionLawyer

Thomas Dehler (14 December 1897 – 21 July 1967) was a German politician. He was the Federal Republic of Germany's first Minister of Justice (1949–1953) and chairman of Free Democratic Party (1954–1957).