Presidium of the Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
The Presidium of the Reichstag was a political office in the German Weimar Republic.[1]
It consisted of the Reichstagspräsident (President of the Reichstag), Erster Stellvertreter (First Deputy President), Zweiter Stellvertreter (Second Deputy President) and Dritter Stellvertreter (Third Deputy President). The President was elected on the proposal of the largest group by the members of the House and remained in office until a successor has been elected.
National Assembly (1919-1920)[]
Presidium elected on February 7, 1919
| President | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eduard David[2] Constantin Fehrenbach[3] |
SPD Zentrum |
To February 13, 1919 From February 14, 1919 |
| Deputy President | Party | Notes |
| Hermann Dietrich Constantin Fehrenbach[3] Hermann Schulz Paul Löbe[4] |
DNVP Zentrum DDP SPD SDP |
To February 13, 1919 February 14, 1919–July 14, 1920 From July 15, 1920 |
1. Legislative Session (1920-1924)[]
| President | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Löbe[4] | SPD | |
| First Deputy President | Party | |
| Wilhelm Dittmann[5] | USPD | |
| Second Deputy President | Party | |
| Johannes Bell | Zentrum | |
| Third Deputy President | Party | Notes |
| Hermann Dietrich |
DNVP DVP |
From May 11, 1921 |
2. Legislative Session (1924)[]
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Max Wallraf | DNVP |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Wilhelm Dittmann[5] | SPD |
| Second Deputy President | Party |
| Johannes Bell[6] | Zentrum |
| Third Deputy Speaker | Party |
| DVP |
3. Legislative Session (1924-1928)[]
| President | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Löbe[4] | SPD | |
| First Deputy President | Party | |
| DNVP | ||
| Second Deputy President | Party | Notes |
| Johannes Bell[6] |
Zentrum Zentrum |
To November 3, 1926 From November 4, 1926 |
| Third Deputy President | Party | |
| DVP |
4. Legislative Session (1928-1930)[]
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Paul Löbe[4] | SPD |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Zentrum | |
| Second Deputy President | Party |
| Siegfried von Kardorff[7] | DVP |
| Third Deputy President | Party |
| DNVP |
5. Legislative Session (1930-1932)[]
| President | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Löbe[4] | SPD | |
| First Deputy President | Party | Notes |
| Franz Stöhr Siegfried von Kardorff[7] |
NSDAP DVP |
To February 10, 1931 From February 12, 1931 |
| Second Deputy President | Party | |
| Zentrum | ||
| Third Deputy President | Party | |
| DNVP |
6. Legislative Session (1932)[]
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Hermann Göring | NSDAP |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Zentrum | |
| Second Deputy President | Party |
| DNVP | |
| Third Deputy President | Party |
| Hans Rauch | BVP |
7. Legislative Session (1932-1933)[]
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Hermann Göring | NSDAP |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Zentrum | |
| Second Deputy President | Party |
| Hans Rauch | BVP |
| Third Deputy Speaker | Party |
| Paul Löbe[4] | SPD |
8. Legislative Session (1933)[]
Presidium elected on March 12, 1933
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Hermann Göring | NSDAP |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Zentrum | |
| Second Deputy President | Party |
| DNVP | |
| Third Deputy President | Party |
| NSDAP |
Sources[]
- ^ Christoph Gusy (1997), Die Weimarer Reichsverfassung (in German), Mohr Siebeck, ISBN 9783161468186
- ^ Miller, Susanne: Einleitung Kriegstagebuch, p XXIV
- ^ a b Griebing, Helga: Fehrenbach, Konstantin in Neue Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b c d e f Neubach, Helmuth: Löbe, Paul in Neue Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b Kotowski, Georg: Dittmann, Wilhelm in Neue Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b Milatz, Alfred: Bell, Johannes in Neue Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b Reiser, Konrad: Kardorff, Siegfried von in Neue Deutsche Biographie
Categories:
- Political history of Germany
- Legislative speakers in Germany