Helmut Roewer

Helmut Roewer (born c. 1950) is a German lawyer and author. He served between 1994 and 2000 as president of the regional office for protection of the constitution in Thuringia ("Thüringer Landesamtes für Verfassungsschutz"). This is a state-level security agency. Controversy in respect of his time in office has persisted, although he himself robustly rejects most of the criticisms of his decisions made at that time. Helmut Roewer was born in Verona. He trained for service as an officer in a West German tank regiment, rising to the rank of Oberleutnant. He then went on to study jurisprudence, History and applied economics ("Volkswirtschaft"). He completed his studies to the point of passing his level two national law exams. He went on to receive his doctorate in 1982 from the University of Konstanz. His dissertation was entitled "Rechte und Pflichten junger Menschen zwischen Elternrecht und staatlicher Einflussnahme – Die Entwicklung von der Reichsgründung 1871 bis 1980" (loosely "Rights and obligations of young people between parental rights and government inputs ...