Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors
H.B. Fuller Company:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 2-73650) of the H.B. Fuller Company of our report dated June 20, 2005 with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the H. B. Fuller Company Thrift Plan as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2004, and the related supplemental schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004, which report appears elsewhere in this December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 11-K.
By: /s/ KPMG LLP |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Date: June 28, 2005 |