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, 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]
Conrad Haußmann
Hermann Schulz
Paul Löbe[4]
DNVP
Zentrum
DDP
SPD
SDP

To February 13, 1919

February 14, 1919July 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
Jacob Rießer
DNVP
DVP

From May 11, 1921

2. Legislative Session (1924)

President Party
Max Wallraff DNVP
First Deputy President Party
Wilhelm Dittmann[5] SPD
Second Deputy President Party
Johannes Bell[6] Zentrum
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
Zentrum
Zentrum
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 Zentrum
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 Zentrum
Third Deputy President Party
Walther Graef DNVP

6. Legislative Session (1932)

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

Sources

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