Gerhard Jahn

Gerhard Jahn
Gerhard Jahn in 1972
German Federal Minister of Justice
In office
22 October 1969 – 7 May 1974
Preceded byHorst Ehmke
Succeeded byHans-Jochen Vogel
Personal details
Born(1927-09-10)10 September 1927
Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany
Died20 October 1998(1998-10-20) (aged 71)
Marburg, Hesse, Germany
Nationality Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Gerhard Jahn (10 September 1927 – 20 October 1998) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1967 to 1969, and Federal Minister of Justice from 1969 to 1974.