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He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1976 to 1982, mayor of Wiesbaden – the capital of Hesse – from 1982 to 1985, a member of the Landtag of Hesse from 1987 to 1990, minister of justice in Thuringia from 1990 to 1994, and a justice of the Federal Constitutional Court from 1996 to 2005.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 September 1937","date":"1937-09-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Fürstenwalde","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 March 2021","date":"2021-03-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Wiesbaden","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1721"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"judge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16533","start":"1996-05-03","end":"2005-09-28"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Christian Democratic Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49762"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Marburg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155354"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (3 May 1996 – 28 September 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43575168","start":"1996-05-03","end":"2005-09-28"},{"text":"member of the German Bundestag (4 November 1980 – 8 September 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939555","start":"1980-11-04","end":"1982-09-08"},{"text":"member of the German Bundestag (14 December 1976 – 4 November 1980)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939555","start":"1976-12-14","end":"1980-11-04"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of Hesse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17519166"},{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Wilhelm Leuschner Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2571514","date":"2010"},{"text":"Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905171","date":"2006"},{"text":"Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905380","date":"1990"},{"text":"Hessian Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q634067","date":"2017-10-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Joachim_Jentsch","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1577349"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Hans-Joachim Jentsch born?","a":"Hans-Joachim Jentsch was born on 20 September 1937 in Fürstenwalde."},{"q":"What positions has Hans-Joachim Jentsch held?","a":"Positions held by Hans-Joachim Jentsch include: Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (1996–2005); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-1108-025, Weimar, Staatsregierung des Landes Thüringen.jpg — Hirschberger, Ralph, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Hans-Joachim Jentsch\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hans-joachim-jentsch. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T07:56:30Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/hans-joachim-jentsch","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/hans-joachim-jentsch","ne":null}}