Ludwig Siebert (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the German bobsledder Ludwig Siebert, see here
Ludwig Siebert
In office
1933 – 1942
Preceded by Heinrich Held
Succeeded by Paul Giesler
Born October 10, 1874(1874-10-10)
Ludwigshafen
Died November 1, 1942
Stock am Chiemsee
Nationality German
Political party Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei

Ludwig Siebert (10 October 1874 in Ludwigshafen - 1 November 1942 in Stock am Chiemsee) was a Nazi politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1933 to 1942.

Contents

[edit] Life

Siebert was born in Ludwigshafen, in the then Bavarian region of Palatinate, in 1874. He studied law, and after this became a civil servant in the Kingdom of Bavaria. He served as a prosecutor in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and later in Fürth. Siebert was mayor of Rothenburg ob der Tauber from 1908 to 1919[1]. He afterwards, in 1919[2], became the mayor of Lindau and while serving in this position in 1931, joined the NSDAP from the BVP[3].

He became prime minister of Bavaria in 1933 with the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. Bavaria however, did not exist any more in its previous fashion as a Free State. Insted it was subdivided in Reichsgaue. As the prime minister of Bavaria, Siebert did not have the power and authority his predecesors had in the Weimar Republic. In this position, he was engaged in a power struggle with the Reichstatthalter of Bavaria, Franz Ritter von Epp, which he won.

He also held the posts of Minister of Finances (1933-1942) and for Economy (1933-1934/1936-1942)[4].

He initiated the so called "Siebert Program" to fight unemployment in Bavaria. The program turned out to be insufficent to create new employment due to lack of funds within the Bavarian government and support from the German government[5].

Siebert also had personal orders from Hitler to look after the restoration of all castles in Germany and was especially interested in the restoration of Rothenburg from 1937 to 1941[6].

From 1933 until his death, he was chairman of the board of the Bayerische Berg-, Hütten- und Salzwerke AG (BHS), a large Bavarian mining company[7]. He also served from 1939 to 1942 as the head of the Deutsche Akademie, a predecesor of the Goethe Institut[8].

His brother was a highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht, the Generalmajor Friedrich Siebert (1888-1950)[9].

[edit] Honors

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Sources


[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Reflections on German Culture and Leitkultur in Rothenburg ob der Tauber author: Joshua Hagen, accessed: 6 May 2008
  2. ^ Oberbürgermeister (in German), Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 6 May 2008
  3. ^ Machtergreifung 1933 - Bayerns "schwarze" Regierung kapituliert (in German), accessed: 6 May 2008
  4. ^ Free state of Bavaria - List of Ministers accessed: 6 May 2008
  5. ^ Hitler's Economy: Nazi Work Creation Programs, 1933-1936 google book review, author: Dan P. Silverman, publisher: Harvard University Press, Page 85
  6. ^ Quotes from Hitler's Henchmen and Nazi Sympathizers - Ludwig Siebert accessed: 6 May 2008
  7. ^ Bayerische Berg-, Hütten- und Salzwerke AG (BHS) (in German), Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 6 May 2008
  8. ^ Deutsche Akademie, 1925-1945 (in German), Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed: 6 May 2008
  9. ^ General der Infantrie Friedrich Siebert - Biography (in German), accessed: 8 May 2008
  10. ^ Preservation, Tourism and Nationalism: The Jewel of the German Past google book review, author: Joshua Hagen, publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., page 188
  11. ^ Stadt Speyer: Ehrenbürger (in German), accessed: 8 May 2008
Preceded by
Heinrich Held		 Prime Minister of Bavaria
1933 – 1942		 Succeeded by
Paul Giesler
v • d • e
Ministers-President of the Free State of Bavaria
Revolutionary period (1918-1919) Coat of arms of Bavaria
Weimar period (1919-1933)
Nazi period (1933-1945)
Ludwig Siebert · Paul Giesler
Modern Bavaria (since 1945)
Languages