Hans Luther

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Hans Luther
In office
January 15, 1925 – May 12, 1926
Preceded by Wilhelm Marx
Succeeded by Wilhelm Marx
Born 10 March 1885
Died 11 May 1962
Political party None
Profession lawyer

Hans Luther (10 March 1885–11 May 1962) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany.

Luther started in politics in 1907 by becoming the town councillor in Magdeburg. He continued on becoming secretary of the German Städtetag in 1913 and then mayor of Essen in 1918. In December 1922, Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno appointed Luther minister of Food and Agriculture.

He kept his position in 1924 when Wilhelm Marx become Chancellor. In 1925, he was appointed Chancellor of Germany, but Marx resumed office the following year. Luther also briefly served as acting President of Germany following the death of Friedrich Ebert.

In 1930, Hans Luther was made president of Reichsbank. Soon after he was made German ambassador to the United States, a position he held from 1933 to 1937, after which he retired. After the Second World War, Luther came out of retirement to become an advisor for the new government.

[edit] Hans Luther's First Cabinet, January - December 1925

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  • October 26, 1925 - Schiele, Schlieben, and Neuhaus resign from the Cabinet. They are replaced on an acting basis by Gessler (who remains also Defense Minister) at Interior, Luther (who remains also Chancellor) at Finance, and Krohne (who remains also Transport Minister) at Economics.
  • November 21, 1925 - Frenken resigns as Justice Minister and is replaced on a temporary basis by Chancellor Luther

[edit] Luther's Second Cabinet (January - May 1926)

Preceded by:
Wilhelm Marx		 Chancellor of Germany
1925–1926		 Followed by:
Wilhelm Marx
Chancellors of Germany
Bismarck, Caprivi, Hohenlohe, Bülow, Bethmann-Hollweg, Michaelis, Hertling, Baden, Ebert, Scheidemann, Bauer, Müller, Fehrenbach, Wirth, Cuno, Stresemann, Marx, Luther, Marx, Müller, Brüning, Papen, Schleicher, Hitler, Goebbels, Krosigk, Adenauer, Erhard, Kiesinger, Brandt, Schmidt, Kohl, Schröder, Merkel


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