| Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. (UA) Lothar Gellert | |
| Office: | President of the Lazarus Union |
| Term Start: | 2019 |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Wolfgang Steinhardt |
| Successor: | Oliver Gruber-Lavin |
| Signature: | Lothar Gellert signature.jpg |
| Alma Mater: | University of Göttingen |
| Profession: | lawyer, university lecturer |
Lothar Gellert (September 15, 1957 in Göttingen) is a German lawyer and university lecturer.[1]
He studied law at the University of Göttingen.[2]
From 1991 to 2011, he worked at the Federal Ministry of Finance in various positions and departments. During this period he was also seconded as a national expert to the European Commission's Directorates-General OLAF (2005 to 2007) and TAXUD (2009 to 2011).[3]
Since 2011 he has been working at the Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Vervaltung in Münster.[4] He is the author of a number of scholarly works and publications.[5]
Since 2016, he has also worked in Ukraine. He became a customs policy adviser to the Head of State Fiscal Service, Roman Nasirov.[6]
The University of Customs and Finance in Dnipro awarded him an honorary doctorate.[7]
He has been president of Lazarus Union from 2019 to 2022.[8] He is also a member of several Knightly Orders and the Order of the Knights of Rizal.[9] [10] [11]