Thomas Schäfer (politician)

Thomas Schäfer
Thomas Schäfer in 2019
Minister of Finance in Hesse
In office
31 August 2010  28 March 2020
Preceded byKarlheinz Weimar
Succeeded byMichael Boddenberg
Personal details
Born(1966-02-22)22 February 1966
Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Died28 March 2020(2020-03-28) (aged 54)
Hochheim am Main, Hesse, Germany
Political partyCDU
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
ProfessionLawyer

Thomas Schäfer (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈʃɛːfɐ]; 22 February 1966 – 28 March 2020) was a German lawyer and politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was Minister of Finance of Hesse between 2010 and 2020.