Johannes Hoffmann
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| In office 1919 – 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Kurt Eisner |
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| Succeeded by | Gustav Ritter von Kahr |
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| In office 1918 – 1920 |
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| Born | July 3, 1867 Ilbesheim |
| Died | December 15, 1930 Berlin |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Religion | Protestant |
- Johannes Hoffmann may also refer to a minister-president of Saarland.
Johannes Hoffmann (July 3, 1867 in Ilbesheim – December 15, 1930 in Berlin) was a Bavarian Minister-President and member of the SPD.
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[edit] Life
Born in Ilbesheim, near Landau, his parents were Peter Hoffmann and Maria Eva Keller. After he completet his training to be a teacher, Johannes Hoffmann served as a teacher in Kaiserslautern from 1887 to 1908.
In 1908, he was elected member of the Landtag. From 1912 to 1919 he held the position of second mayor of Kaiserslautern. In 1912, he was elected to the German Reichstag.
After the revolution of November 1918, he served as Minister of Education under prime minister Kurt Eisner and later succeed him on 17 March 1919[1] as the first freely elected Bavarian Minister President. Ousted from Munich by the Bavarian Soviet Republic, parliament and government moved to Bamberg in April 1919, where Hoffmann took part in the working out of the Bavarian Constitution ("Bamberg Constitution"). His government returned to Munich again in May 1919.
On 16 March 1920, he was succeeded by Gustav von Kahr[2].
During his reign as Minister of Education, he removed the Bavarian schooling system from the supervision of the church.
[edit] External links
- Picture of Johannes Hoffmann, taken in 1919 Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
[edit] Sources
- Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg - Bosls bayrische Biographie - Johannes Hoffmann (in German), author: Karl Bosl, publisher: Pustet, page 361
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| Preceded by Kurt Eisner |
Prime Minister of Bavaria 1919 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Gustav von Kahr |
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