| Manfred Weiß | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice of Bavaria |
| Term Start: | 13 September 1999 |
| Term End: | 14 October 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Alfred Sauter |
| Successor: | Beate Merk |
| President: | Edmund Stoiber |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Roth, Bavaria, Germany |
| Party: | Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
Manfred Weiß (23 January 1944 – 11 March 2017) was a German politician, jurist and member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He served as a member of the Landtag of Bavaria, the state parliament, from 1978 until 2013, and the Minister of Justice of Bavaria from 1999 to 2003.[1]
Weiß was born in Roth, Bavaria on 23 January 1944.[1] He studied law at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from 1965 to 1969.[1] He then served as a judge of the Nürnberg-Fürth district court from 1973 to 1978.[1]
Manfred Weiß joined the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) in 1968.[1] In 1978, he was first elected to the Landtag of Bavaria, where he served from 1978 to 2013.[1] In 1999, Bavarian Minister-President Edmund Stoiber appointed Weiß as the state Minister of Justice, which Weiß considered the highlight of his political and legal career.[1] Weiß served as Minister of Justice from 1998 until a cabinet shake-up by Stoiber in October 2003.[1]
Manfred Weiß died on 11 March 2017 at the age of 72.[1]