What is Thomas Schäfer?
[[File:MJK 42988 Thomas Schäfer (Hessischer Landtag 2019).jpg|thumb|200px|Schäfer in 2019]] '''Thomas Schäfer''' (22 February 1966 – 28 March 2020) was a [[Germans|German]] politician. He was a member of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU). He served as the Minister of Finance of [[Hesse]] between 2010 and 2020. He was born in [[Hemer]] and grew up in [[Biedenkopf]]. On 28 March 2020, Schäfer was found dead at a [[railway line]] near [[Hochheim am Main]]. Police ruled his death a [[suicide]]. He was 54.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fr.de/hessen/finanzminister-hessen-thomas-schaefer-wurde-tot-aufgefunden-zr-13631948.html|title=Thomas Schäfer, Finanzminister von Hessen, tot aufgefunden|lang=de|date=28 March 2020|website=[[Frankfurter Rundschau]]|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Commonscat|Thomas Schäfer (Politician)|Thomas Schäfer}} {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schafer, Thomas}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Hesse]] [[Category:Politicians of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] [[Category:Politicians who committed suicide]] [[Category:Suicides in Germany]] {{bio-stub}}