Herbert Klemm | |
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 Klemm during the Judges' Trial in 1947 | |
| Acting Reichsminister of Justice | |
| In office 5 May 1945 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Georg Thierack |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| State Secretary Reich Ministry of Justice | |
| In office 4 January 1944 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Curt Rothenberger |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1903 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire |
| Died | 4 July 1963 (aged 60) Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Awards | Golden Party Badge |
Herbert Klemm (15 May 1903 – 4 July 1963) was a German lawyer and SA-Oberführer who was a protégé of high-ranking Nazi officials Martin Bormann and Otto Thierack. He rose through the Nazi Party and government ranks to become the State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany. He also served in the short-lived Flensburg government in May 1945 as the acting Reichsminister for Justice. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Judges' Trial at Nuremberg in 1947. His sentence was commuted and he was released in 1957.