Background
Kanther, Manfred was born on May 26, 1939 in Schweidnitz, Silesia, Germany.
Kanther, Manfred was born on May 26, 1939 in Schweidnitz, Silesia, Germany.
After passing his Abitur in 1958, Kanther studied law in Marburg and Bonn, finishing in 1966.
From 1967 to 1970 Kanther held the position of Stadtoberrechtsrat in Plettenberg. Manfred Kanther is married and has six children. In 1994, he was elected into the Bundestag as representative for Hanau ballot.
He re-entered the Bundestag in 1998 via the Christian Democratic Union"s statewide candidate ballot.
Manfred Kanther was involved in the 2000 donation scandal of the Hessian Christian Democratic Union and stepped down from the Bundestag in January 2000. In April 2005, Kanther was sentenced to 18 months on probation by the Landgericht Wiesbaden for acting in unfaithfulness.
The Bundesgerichtshof, however, declared the sentence void in late 2006 and sent the case back to the Landgericht Wiesbaden for further hearings.
He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union (since 1958). During his studies, he became a member of the fraternity Corps Guestphalia Marburg (today called Corps Guestphalia et Suevoborussia Marburg). Kanther was a member of the Hessian state parliament from 1974 to 1993.
Married Barbara Kanther. 6 children.