List of presidents of the State Council of Prussia
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This is a list of presidents of the Prussian State Council from 1817 to 1933 in the Landtag of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia.
Presidents of the Prussian State Council (Kingdom of Prussia)
[edit]The presidents of the royal Prussian State Council were the heads of the government.
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| State Chancellor Karl August von Hardenberg[1][2] | 1817–1822 |
| Otto von Voß (acting)[3] | 1822–1823 |
| Karl zu Mecklenburg[4] | 1827–1837 |
| Karl von Müffling[5] | 1837–1844 |
| Gustav von Rochow[6] | 1844–1847 |
| Friedrich Carl von Savigny | 1847–1848 |
| Otto Theodor von Manteuffel | 1852–1856 |
Presidents of the Prussian State Council (Free State of Prussia)
[edit]The presidents of the republican Prussian State Council were the head of the second chamber of the state parliament, staffed by representatives of the provinces of Prussia. On 18 May 1933 the state council ceded its participation in legislation to the Nazi Reich's government by voting for the Prussian empowerment Act.[7] On 8 July 1933 the new Law on the State Council abolished it as an elected body and converted into a council of Nazi party favorites chosen by Göring's state government.[7]
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Konrad Adenauer[8] | 1921–1933 | Zentrum |
| Robert Ley[7] | 1933 | NSDAP |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ President, if the King did not hold the presidency himself
- ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ Recht als Erbe und Ausgave: Heinz Holzauer zum 21. April 2005
- ^ Coburn, H (1837): The United States Magazine
- ^ Deutsche Biographie
- ^ rbb Preußen Chronik | Gustav Adolf Rochus von Rochov
- ^ a b c Joachim Lilla, „Die Vertretung der Rheinprovinz im Preußischen Staatsrat (1921 bis 1933) und im Reichsrat (1921 bis 1934)“ (version of 9 October 2012), on: Portal Rheinische Geschichte: Das Informationssystem zur rheinischen Geschichte, retrieved on 5 November 2010.
- ^ Joachim Lilla (2005): Der preußischer Staatsrat 1921-1933, Düsseldorf