Werner Maihofer

Werner Maihofer OMRI
Werner Maihofer in 1974
Federal Minister of the Interior
In office 16 May 1974 – 8 June 1978
Preceded by	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Succeeded by	Gerhart Baum
2nd President of the European University Institute
In office 1982–1986
Preceded by	Max Kohnstamm
Succeeded by	Émile Noël
Personal details
Born	(1918-10-20)20 October 1918 Konstanz, Baden
Died	6 October 2009(2009-10-06) (aged 90) Bad Homburg
Nationality	German
Political party	Free Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Freiburg
Profession	Jurist

Werner Maihofer OMRI (20 October 1918 – 6 October 2009) was a German jurist and legal philosopher. He served as Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior from 1974 to 1978 until he resigned after a scandal involving an illegal wiretapping of Klaus Traube.