The Presidium of the Reichstag was a political office in the German
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic (german: link=no, Weimarer Republik ), officially named the German Reich, was the government of Germany from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is al ...
.
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
1. Legislative Session (1920-1924)
2. Legislative Session (1924)
3. Legislative Session (1924-1928)
4. Legislative Session (1928-1930)
5. Legislative Session (1930-1932)
6. Legislative Session (1932)
7. Legislative Session (1932-1933)
8. Legislative Session (1933)
Presidium elected on March 12, 1933
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! President
! Party
, -
,
Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...
, NSDAP
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! First Deputy President
! Party
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, Thomas Eßer
, Centre
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! Second Deputy President
! Party
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, Walther Graef
, DNVP
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! Third Deputy President
! Party
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, Ernst Emil Zörner
, NSDAP
Sources
Political history of Germany
Reichstag