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German politician (1875–1934)

Georg Schätzel


Reich Postal Minister
In office 29 January 1927 – 30 May 1932
Chancellor	Wilhelm Marx Hermann Müller Heinrich Brüning
Preceded by	Karl Stingl [de]
Succeeded by	Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
Reich Minister of Transport
Acting 7 February 1929 – 12 April 1929
Chancellor	Hermann Müller
Preceded by	Theodor von Guérard
Succeeded by	Adam Stegerwald

Personal details
Born	13 May 1875 Höchstadt, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	27 November 1934(1934-11-27) (aged 59) Munich, Nazi Germany
Political party	Bavarian People's Party
Occupation	Lawyer

Georg Schätzel (1875–1934) was a German jurist and politician. He was a member of the Bavarian People's Party and served as the minister of post between 29 January 1927 and 1 June 1932.

Biography

Schätzel was born in Höchstadt, Bavaria, on 13 May 1875. He graduated from gymnasium in Bamberg and studied law in Munich completing his studies in 1895. He worked as a lawyer in Munich. Then he worked at the postal agency and the ministry for transport in Munich. In 1923 he became the state secretary and head of the Bavarian district of the Reich postal administration.

Schätzel joined the Bavarian People's Party. He served as an acting minister of transport for a brief period in 1929. He was appointed minister of post on 29 January 1927 which he held until 30 May 1932. During his term Schätzel served in the cabinets headed by Wilhelm Marx, Hermann Müller and Heinrich Brüning. From February to April 1929 Schätzel was also acting minister of transport.

Schätzel died in Munich on 27 November 1934.

References

^ "Schätzel, Georg" (in German). Bavarikon. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
"Georg Schätzel" (in German). Kritische Online. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
"Schätzel, Georg" (in German). Bundes Archive. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
D. R. Dorondo (1992). Bavaria and German Federalism: Reich to Republic, 1918-33, 1945-49. London: St. Martin's Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-230-37211-5.

External links

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Georg Schätzel

v t e Second Müller cabinet – 28 June 1928 to 27 March 1930
Hermann Müller (Chancellor, SPD) Gustav Stresemann (DVP) Julius Curtius (DVP) Carl Severing (SPD) Erich Koch-Weser (DDP) Theodor von Guérard (Zentrum) Rudolf Hilferding (SPD) Paul Moldenhauer (DVP) Robert Schmidt (SPD) Hermann Dietrich (DDP) Rudolf Wissell (SPD) Wilhelm Groener (independent) Georg Schätzel (BVP) Adam Stegerwald (Zentrum) Joseph Wirth (Zentrum)

v t e First Brüning cabinet – 30 March 1930 to 10 October 1931
Heinrich Brüning (Chancellor, Zentrum) Hermann Dietrich (Deputy, DDP) Julius Curtius (DVP) Joseph Wirth (Zentrum) Johann Viktor Bredt (WP) Curt Joël (-) Adam Stegerwald (Zentrum) Wilhelm Groener (-) Ernst Trendelenburg [de] (DDP) Paul Moldenhauer (DVP) Martin Schiele (DNVP) Theodor von Guérard (Zentrum) Georg Schätzel (BVP) Gottfried Treviranus (KVP)

v t e Second Brüning cabinet – 10 October 1931 to 1 June 1932
Heinrich Brüning (Chancellor, Zentrum) Hermann Dietrich (Deputy, DStP)) Curt Joël (-) Adam Stegerwald (Zentrum) Wilhelm Groener (-) Hermann Warmbold [de] (-) Ernst Trendelenburg [de] (DStP) Martin Schiele (CNBL) Gottfried Treviranus (KVP) Georg Schätzel (BVP) Hans Schlange-Schöningen (CNBL)

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