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 President of the Reichstag (Reichstagspräsident), First Deputy President (Erster Stellvertreter), Second Deputy President (Zweiter Stellvertreter) and Third Deputy President (Dritter Stellvertreter). The President was elected on the proposal of the largest party by the members of the Reichstag and remained in office until a successor had been elected.

National Assembly (1919-1920)

Presidium elected on February 7, 1919

President Party Notes
Eduard David[2]
Constantin Fehrenbach[3] 		SPD
Centre 		To February 13, 1919
From February 14, 1919
Deputy President Party Notes
Hermann Dietrich
Constantin Fehrenbach[3]
Conrad Haußmann
Hermann Schulz
Paul Löbe[4] 		DNVP
Centre
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 Centre
Third Deputy President Party Notes
Hermann Dietrich
Jacob Rießer 		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] Centre
Third Deputy Speaker Party
Jacob Rißer DVP

3. Legislative Session (1924-1928)

President Party
Paul Löbe[4] SPD
First Deputy President Party
Walther Graef DNVP
Second Deputy President Party Notes
Johannes Bell[6]
Thomas Esser 		Centre
Centre 		To November 3, 1926
From November 4, 1926
Third Deputy President Party
Jacob Rißer DVP

4. Legislative Session (1928-1930)

President Party
Paul Löbe[4] SPD
First Deputy President Party
Thomas Eßer Centre
Second Deputy President Party
Siegfried von Kardorff[7] DVP
Third Deputy President Party
Walther Graef 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
Thomas Eßer Centre
Third Deputy President Party
Walther Graef DNVP

6. Legislative Session (1932)

President Party
Hermann Göring NSDAP
First Deputy President Party
Thomas Eßer Centre
Second Deputy President Party
Walther Graef DNVP
Third Deputy President Party
Hans Rauch BVP

7. Legislative Session (1932-1933)

President Party
Hermann Göring NSDAP
First Deputy President Party
Thomas Eßer Centre
Second Deputy President Party
Hans Rauch BVP
Third Deputy President Party
Paul Löbe[4] SPD

8. Legislative Session (1933)

Presidium elected on March 12, 1933

President Party
Hermann Göring NSDAP
First Deputy President Party
Thomas Eßer Centre
Second Deputy President Party
Walther Graef DNVP
Third Deputy President Party
Ernst Emil Zörner NSDAP

Sources

  1. ^ Christoph Gusy (1997), Die Weimarer Reichsverfassung (in German), Mohr Siebeck, ISBN 9783161468186
  2. ^ Miller, Susanne: Einleitung Kriegstagebuch, p XXIV
  3. ^ a b Griebing, Helga: Fehrenbach, Konstantin in Neue Deutsche Biographie
  4. ^ a b c d e f Neubach, Helmuth: Löbe, Paul in Neue Deutsche Biographie
  5. ^ a b Kotowski, Georg: Dittmann, Wilhelm in Neue Deutsche Biographie
  6. ^ a b Milatz, Alfred: Bell, Johannes in Neue Deutsche Biographie
  7. ^ a b Reiser, Konrad: Kardorff, Siegfried von in Neue Deutsche Biographie