Hans Joachim Schliep

Hans Joachim Schliep (born 22 March 1945, in Drangstedt, † 29 January 2025 in Hannover) was a German Lutheran theologian, pastor and author.

Schliep finished junior high school in 1961 and started an apprenticeship at the Seebeck Shipyard in Bremerhaven as an industrial clerk and worked there until 1965.

In 1969 he attended the Jung-Stilling-College in Espelkamp (Ecclesiastical Institute for the attainment of higher education) for his high school diploma and finished a study of Protestant theology, philosophy and in social sciences.

In 1983 Schliep was appointed as department head (Dezernent), titled Oberkirchenrat (superior ecclesiastical councillor) to the Hanover Regional Church Office (German: Landeskirchenamt Hannover) of the Church of Hanover responsible for the training of pastors, adult education, folk high schools ("Heimvolkshochschulen") and other things.

On 1 April 2010, Pastor Schliep went into retirement, but still retained his office as commissioner for the environment of the Church of Hanover to March 2012.