Karl Heinrich von Boetticher

Karl Heinrich von Boetticher
Karl Heinrich von Boetticher in 1880.
Secretary of the Interior of German Empire
In office
September 1880 – 1 July 1897
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1871–1890)
Leo von Caprivi (1890–1894)
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1894–1900)
Preceded by Karl Hofmann
Succeeded by Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Personal details
Born 6 January 1833(1833-01-06)
Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia
Died 6 March 1907(1907-03-06) (aged 74)
Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia
Nationality German
Political party Free Conservative Party
Alma mater University of Würzburg
University of Berlin
Occupation Lawyer

Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (6 January 1833 – 6 March 1907) was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary of the Interior (1880–1897), and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1881–1897).

Born in Stettin in Pomerania, the son of a judge, he studied law in Würzburg and Berlin. In 1878 he became a member of the Reichstag for the Free Conservative Party. In 1880 he succeeded Karl Hofmann as Secretary of the Interior of the German Empire. In 1881, he also became Vice Chancellor in the Cabinet Bismarck. He held both positions until 1897.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
Vice Chancellor of Germany
1881–1897
Succeeded by
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner