List of presidents of the Reichstag

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The President of the Reichstag was the presiding officer of the German legislature from 1871 to 1918, under the German Empire and again from 1920 to 1945, under the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.

President of the Reichstag
Präsident des Reichstags
Wappen Deutsches Reich (Weimarer Republik).svg
Hermann Göring by Langhammer (cropped).jpg
Longest serving and last officeholder
Hermann Göring
30 August 1932 – 23 April 1945
Presidium of the Reichstag
StyleMr. President
TypePresiding officer
SeatReichstag building, Königsplatz, Berlin
NominatorPolitical parties
AppointerReichstag
traditionally appointing nominee of the largest party
Term lengthContemporaneous to legislative period
Constituting instrumentGerman Basic Law
FormationMarch 1871
First holderEduard von Simson
Final holderHermann Göring
Abolished23 April 1945
Succession

Presidents of the Reichstag

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No. Portrait President of the Reichstag Took office Left office Time in office Party
Presidents of the Reichstag
1
[[File:|100px|Eduard von Simson]]
Simson, EduardEduard von Simson
(1810–1899)
March 1871February 18742 years, 11 monthsIndependent
2Forckenbeck, MaxMaximilian Franz August von Forckenbeck
(1821–1892)
February 1874May 18795 years, 3 monthsIndependent
3
[[File:|100px|Otto Theodor von Seydewitz [de]]]
Seydewitz, OttoOtto Theodor von Seydewitz [de]
(1818–1898)
May 1879August 18793 monthsIndependent
4
[[File:|100px|Adolf von Arnim-Boitzenburg [de]]]
Arnim, AdolfAdolf von Arnim-Boitzenburg [de]
(1832–1887)
February 1880February 18811 yearIndependent
5
[[File:|100px|Gustav von Goßler [de]]]
Gossler, GustavGustav von Goßler [de]
(1838–1902)
February 1881November 18819 monthsIndependent
6
[[File:|100px|Albert von Levetzow [de]]]
Levetzow, AlbertAlbert von Levetzow [de]
(1827–1903)
November 1881November 18843 yearsIndependent
7Wedell, WilhelmWilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf
(1837–1915)
November 1884November 18884 yearsIndependent
(6)
[[File:|100px|Albert von Levetzow [de]]]
Levetzow, AlbertAlbert von Levetzow [de]
(1827–1903)
November 1888March 18956 years, 4 monthsIndependent
8
[[File:|100px|Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg [de]]]
Buol, RudolfRudolf von Buol-Berenberg [de]
(1842–1902)
March 1895December 18983 years, 9 monthsIndependent
9
[[File:|100px|Franz von Ballestrem [de]]]
Ballestrem, FranzFranz von Ballestrem [de]
(1834–1910)
December 189820 February 19078 years, 2 monthsIndependent
10
[[File:|100px|Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode [de]]]
Stolberg, UdoUdo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode [de]
(1840–1910)
20 February 190719 February 1910 †2 years, 11 monthsIndependent
11Schwerin, HansHans Graf von Schwerin-Löwitz
(1847–1918)
1 March 1910February 19121 year, 11 monthsIndependent
12
[[File:|100px|Johannes Kaempf]]
Kaempf, JohannesJohannes Kaempf
(1842–1918)
February 191225 May 1918 †6 years, 3 monthsIndependent
13
[[File:|100px|Constantin Fehrenbach]]
Fehrenbach, ConstantinConstantin Fehrenbach
(1852–1926)
June 1918November 19185 monthsCentre
Presidents of the Weimar National Assembly
1
[[File:|100px|Eduard David]]
David, EduardEduard David
(1863–1930)
7 February 191913 February 19196 daysSPD
[[File:|100px|Conrad Haussmann]]
Haussmann, ConradConrad Haussmann
(1857–1922)
Acting
13 February 191914 February 19191 dayLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found.
2
[[File:|100px|Constantin Fehrenbach]]
Fehrenbach, ConstantinConstantin Fehrenbach
(1852–1926)
14 February 191921 June 19201 year, 128 daysCentre
Presidents of the Reichstag
14
[[File:|100px|Paul Löbe]]
Löbe, PaulPaul Löbe
(1875–1967)
25 June 192027 May 19243 years, 337 daysSPD
[[File:|100px|Max Wallraf [de]]]
Wallraf, MaxMax Wallraf [de]
(1859–1941)
28 May 19247 January 1925225 daysLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found.
(14)
[[File:|100px|Paul Löbe]]
Löbe, PaulPaul Löbe
(1875–1967)
7 January 192530 August 19327 years, 236 daysSPD
[[File:|100px|Hermann Göring]]
Göring, HermannHermann Göring
(1893–1946)
30 August 193223 April 194512 years, 236 daysLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.

Presidium of the Reichstag

References