The Presidium of the Reichstag was a political office in the German Weimar Republic.
It consisted of the President of the Reichstag (), First Deputy President (), Second Deputy President () and Third Deputy President (). The President was elected on the proposal of the largest party by the members of the Reichstag and remained in office until a successor had been elected.
National Assembly (1919-1920) Presidium elected on February 7, 1919 President Party NotesEduard DavidMiller, Susanne: Einleitung Kriegstagebuch, p XXIVConstantin FehrenbachGriebing, Helga: Fehrenbach, Konstantin in Neue Deutsche BiographieSPDCentreTo February 13, 1919From February 14, 1919 Deputy President Party Notes Hermann DietrichConstantin FehrenbachConrad HaußmannHermann SchulzPaul LöbeNeubach, Helmuth: Löbe, Paul in Neue Deutsche BiographieDDPCentreDDPSPDSDPTo February 13, 1919February 14, 1919–July 14, 1920From July 15, 1920
1. Legislative Session (1920-1924)
President Party Paul LöbeSPD First Deputy President Party Wilhelm DittmannKotowski, Georg: Dittmann, Wilhelm in Neue Deutsche BiographieUSPD Second Deputy President Party Johannes BellCentre Third Deputy President Party NotesHermann DietrichJacob RießerDDPDVPFrom May 11, 1921
2. Legislative Session (1924)
President PartyMax WallrafDNVP First Deputy President PartyWilhelm DittmannSPD Second Deputy President PartyJohannes BellMilatz, Alfred: Bell, Johannes in Neue Deutsche BiographieCentre Third Deputy Speaker PartyJacob RißerDVP
3. Legislative Session (1924-1928)
President Party Paul LöbeSPD First Deputy President Party Walther GraefDNVP Second Deputy President Party NotesJohannes BellThomas EsserCentreCentreTo November 3, 1926From November 4, 1926 Third Deputy President PartyJacob RißerDVP
4. Legislative Session (1928-1930)
President PartyPaul LöbeSPD First Deputy President PartyThomas EßerCentre Second Deputy President PartySiegfried von KardorffReiser, Konrad: Kardorff, Siegfried von in Neue Deutsche BiographieDVP Third Deputy President PartyWalther GraefDNVP
5. Legislative Session (1930-1932)
President Party Paul LöbeSPD First Deputy President Party NotesFranz StöhrSiegfried von KardorffNSDAPDVPTo February 10, 1931From February 12, 1931 Second Deputy President Party Thomas EßerCentre Third Deputy President PartyWalther GraefDNVP
6. Legislative Session (1932)
President PartyHermann GöringNSDAP First Deputy President PartyThomas EßerCentre Second Deputy President PartyWalther GraefDNVP Third Deputy President PartyHans RauchBVP
7. Legislative Session (1932-1933)
President PartyHermann GöringNSDAP First Deputy President PartyThomas EßerCentre Second Deputy President PartyHans RauchBVP Third Deputy President PartyPaul LöbeSPD
8. Legislative Session (1933)
Presidium elected on March 12, 1933
President PartyHermann GöringNSDAP First Deputy President PartyThomas EßerCentre Second Deputy President PartyWalther GraefDNVP Third Deputy President PartyErnst Emil ZörnerNSDAP
See also Presidium of the Reichstag (German Empire) Presidium of the Reichstag (Third Reich)
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