Anton Franzen | |
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 Anton Franzen (right) with Adolf Hitler in Braunschweig (1931) | |
| Minister of the Interior and Public Education Free State of Brunswick | |
| In office 1 October 1930 – 27 July 1931 | |
| Minister-president | Werner Küchenthal |
| Preceded by | Gustav Steinbrecher(Interior) Hans Sievers (Public Education) |
| Succeeded by | Dietrich Klagges |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1896 Schleswig, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 16 May 1968 (aged 72) Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Alma mater | Kiel University University of Hamburg Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Profession | Judge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Wound Badge |
Anton Leonhard Franzen (9 April 1896 – 16 May 1968) was a German lawyer and politician of the Nazi Party. On 1 October 1930, he became the first Nazi to serve as a state government minister in the Free State of Brunswick. During his tenure as Minister of the Interior and Public Education, he attempted to remove the Party's political opponents and to pack the police and educational systems with Nazis. He resigned on 27 July 1931 and left politics, returning to the practice of law.