Presidium of the Reichstag (Weimar Republic)


The Presidium of the Reichstag was a political office in the German Weimar Republic.
It consisted of the Reichstagspräsident, Erster Stellvertreter, Zweiter Stellvertreter and Dritter Stellvertreter.
The President was elected on the proposal of the largest group by the members of the House and remained in office until a successor has been elected.

National Assembly (1919-1920)

Presidium elected on February 7, 1919
PresidentPartyNotes
Eduard David
Constantin Fehrenbach
SPD
Zentrum
To February 13, 1919
From February 14, 1919
Deputy PresidentPartyNotes
Hermann Dietrich
Constantin Fehrenbach
Conrad Haußmann
Hermann Schulz
Paul Löbe
DNVP
Zentrum
DDP
SPD
SDP

To February 13, 1919
February 14, 1919-July 14, 1920
From July 15, 1920

1. Legislative Session (1920-1924)

PresidentParty
Paul LöbeSPD
First Deputy PresidentParty
Wilhelm DittmannUSPD
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Johannes BellZentrum
Third Deputy PresidentPartyNotes
Hermann Dietrich
Jacob Rießer
DNVP
DVP

From May 11, 1921

2. Legislative Session (1924)

PresidentParty
Max WallraffDNVP
First Deputy PresidentParty
Wilhelm DittmannSPD
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Johannes BellZentrum
Third Deputy SpeakerParty
Jacob RißerDVP

3. Legislative Session (1924-1928)

PresidentParty
Paul LöbeSPD
First Deputy PresidentParty
Walther GraefDNVP
Second Deputy PresidentPartyNotes
Johannes Bell
Thomas Esser
Zentrum
Zentrum
To November 3, 1926
From November 4, 1926
Third Deputy PresidentParty
Jacob RißerDVP

4. Legislative Session (1928-1930)

PresidentParty
Paul LöbeSPD
First Deputy PresidentParty
Thomas EßerZentrum
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Siegfried von KardorffDVP
Third Deputy PresidentParty
Walther GraefDNVP

5. Legislative Session (1930-1932)

PresidentParty
Paul LöbeSPD
First Deputy PresidentPartyNotes
Franz Stöhr
Siegfried von Kardorff
NSDAP
DVP
To February 10, 1931
From February 12, 1931
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Thomas EßerZentrum
Third Deputy PresidentParty
Walther GraefDNVP

6. Legislative Session (1932)

PresidentParty
Hermann GöringNSDAP
First Deputy PresidentParty
Thomas EßerZentrum
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Walther GraefDNVP
Third Deputy PresidentParty
Hans RauchBVP

7. Legislative Session (1932-1933)

PresidentParty
Hermann GöringNSDAP
First Deputy PresidentParty
Thomas EßerZentrum
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Hans RauchBVP
Third Deputy SpeakerParty
Paul LöbeSPD

8. Legislative Session (1933)

Presidium elected on March 12, 1933
PresidentParty
Hermann GöringNSDAP
First Deputy PresidentParty
Thomas EßerZentrum
Second Deputy PresidentParty
Walther GraefDNVP
Third Deputy PresidentParty
Ernst Emil ZörnerNSDAP