List of presidents of the Reichstag (Redirected from President of the Reichstag)

President of the Reichstag
Präsident des Reichstags
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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 Constitution
FormationMarch 1871
First holderEduard von Simson
Final holderHermann Göring
Abolished23 April 1945
Succession

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.

Presidents of the Reichstag

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Time in office Political party
Took office Left office
Presidents of the Reichstag
1
Eduard von Simson
Simson, EduardEduard von Simson
(1810–1899)
March 1871February 18742 years, 11 monthsIndependent
2
Max von Forckenbeck
Forckenbeck, MaxMax von Forckenbeck
(1821–1892)
February 1874May 18795 years, 3 monthsNLP
3
Otto Theodor von Seydewitz [de; fr; sv]
Seydewitz, OttoOtto Theodor von Seydewitz [de; fr; sv]
(1818–1898)
May 1879February 18809 monthsDKP
4
Adolf von Arnim-Boitzenburg [de; fr; nl]
Arnim, AdolfAdolf von Arnim-Boitzenburg [de; fr; nl]
(1832–1887)
February 1880February 18811 yearIndependent
5
Gustav von Goßler [de; fr]
Gossler, GustavGustav von Goßler [de; fr]
(1838–1902)
February 1881November 18819 monthsDKP
6
Albert von Levetzow [de; hu; sv]
Levetzow, AlbertAlbert von Levetzow [de; hu; sv]
(1827–1903)
November 1881November 18843 yearsDKP
7
Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf
Wedell, WilhelmWilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf
(1837–1915)
November 1884November 18884 yearsDKP
(6)
Albert von Levetzow
Levetzow, AlbertAlbert von Levetzow
(1827–1903)
November 1888March 18956 years, 4 monthsDKP
8
Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg [de]
Buol, RudolfRudolf von Buol-Berenberg [de]
(1842–1902)
March 1895December 18983 years, 9 monthsCentre
9
Franz von Ballestrem [de]
Ballestrem, FranzFranz von Ballestrem [de]
(1834–1910)
December 189820 February 19078 years, 2 monthsCentre
10
Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode [de]
Stolberg, UdoUdo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode [de]
(1840–1910)
20 February 190719 February 1910 †2 years, 11 monthsIndependent
11
Hans von Schwerin-Löwitz
Schwerin, HansHans von Schwerin-Löwitz
(1847–1918)
1 March 1910February 19121 year, 11 monthsDKP
12
Johannes Kaempf
Kaempf, JohannesJohannes Kaempf
(1842–1918)
February 191225 May 1918 †6 years, 3 monthsFVP
13
Constantin Fehrenbach
Fehrenbach, ConstantinConstantin Fehrenbach
(1852–1926)
June 1918November 19185 monthsCentre
Presidents of the Weimar National Assembly
1
Eduard David
David, EduardEduard David
(1863–1930)
7 February 191913 February 19196 daysSPD
Conrad Haußmann [de]
Haussmann, ConradConrad Haußmann [de]
(1857–1922)
Acting
13 February 191914 February 19191 dayDDP
2
Constantin Fehrenbach
Fehrenbach, ConstantinConstantin Fehrenbach
(1852–1926)
14 February 191921 June 19201 year, 128 daysCentre
Presidents of the Reichstag
14
Paul Löbe
Löbe, PaulPaul Löbe
(1875–1967)
25 June 192028 May 19243 years, 338 daysSPD
15
Max Wallraf
Wallraf, MaxMax Wallraf
(1859–1941)
28 May 19247 January 1925224 daysDNVP
(14)
Paul Löbe
Löbe, PaulPaul Löbe
(1875–1967)
7 January 192530 August 19327 years, 236 daysSPD
16
Hermann Göring
Göring, HermannHermann Göring
(1893–1946)
30 August 193223 April 194512 years, 236 daysNSDAP

Presidium of the Reichstag

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