Gerhart Baum
| Gerhart Baum | |
|---|---|
| Baum in 1980 | |
| Federal Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 8 June 1978 – 17 September 1982 | |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt | 
| Preceded by | Werner Maihofer | 
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Schmude | 
| Parliamentary Secretary of State for the Interior | |
| In office 15 December 1972 – 8 June 1978 | |
| Chancellor | Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt | 
| Preceded by | Wolfram Dorn | 
| Succeeded by | Andreas von Schoeler | 
| Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 19 November 1972 – 16 October 1994 | |
| Constituency | FDP List | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1932 Dresden, Saxony, Germany | 
| Died | 15 February 2025 (aged 92) Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 
| Political party | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 
| Alma mater | University of Cologne | 
| Profession | Lawyer | 
| Signature | |
| Website | www | 
Gerhart Rudolf Baum (28 October 1932 – 15 February 2025) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a lawyer. From 1978 to 1982, he served as Federal Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany.