Heinrich Drake (December 20, 1881 – June 12, 1970) was a German politician (

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the ...

). He was President of the Free State of Lippe from 1925 to 1933 and again from 1945 to 1947, until Lippe was incorporated into the new state of North Rhine-Westphalia. For a short period in 1945/46, he also served as President of the neighbouring state of Schaumburg-Lippe, which later became part of Lower Saxony. He was born in Lemgo and died in Detmold.

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Westfälische Geschichte: Biography – Heinrich Drake
1881 births 1970 deaths Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic People from Lemgo {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub