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Hertling Cabinet

Cabinet of the Kingdom of Prussia
1917–1918
Minister President Hertling
Date formedNovember 1, 1917
Date dissolvedNovember 13, 1918
(1 year, 1 week and 5 days)
People and organisations
KingWilliam II
Minister PresidentGeorg von Hertling
Deputy Prime MinisterPaul von Breitenbach
Robert Friedberg
History
PredecessorMichaelis cabinet
SuccessorPrussian Revolutionary cabinet

The Hertling Cabinet formed the last Prussian State Ministry appointed by King William II from November 1, 1917, to November 13, 1918. In the course of the November Revolution of 1918, the Prussian Revolutionary cabinet under Paul Hirsch (MSPD) and Heinrich Ströbel (USPD) took power in Prussia on November 12 and the State Ministry ended its activities.

Cabinet members

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister PresidentGeorg von HertlingNovember 1, 1917October 3, 1918 Centre
VacantOctober 3, 1918November 13, 1918 N/A
Deputy Prime MinisterPaul von BreitenbachNovember 1, 1917November 9, 1917 N/A
Robert FriedbergNovember 9, 1917November 13, 1918 NLP
Minister of Foreign AffairsGeorg von HertlingNovember 1, 1917October 3, 1918 N/A
Max von BadenOctober 3, 1918November 9, 1918 N/A
Minister of FinanceOskar HergtNovember 1, 1917November 7, 1918 DRP
Minister of Spiritual, Educational and Medical AffairsFriedrich SchmidtNovember 1, 1917November 13, 1918 N/A
Minister of JusticePeter SpahnNovember 1, 1917November 27, 1918 Centre
Minister of Trade and CommerceReinhold von SydowNovember 1, 1917October 5, 1918 
Otto FischbeckOctober 5, 1918November 13, 1918 FVP
Minister of Public WorksPaul von BreitenbachNovember 1, 1917November 13, 1918 N/A
Minister of Interior AffairsBill DrewsNovember 1, 1917November 13, 1918 N/A
Minister of WarHermann von SteinNovember 1, 1917October 9, 1918 N/A
Heinrich SchëuchOctober 9, 1918January 2, 1919 N/A
Minister of Agriculture, Domains and ForestryPaul von Eisenhart-RotheNovember 1, 1917November 13, 1918 N/A

See also

Notes

  1. As part of the Prussian Revolutionary cabinet from November 14, 1918.

References

  1. Holtz, Bärbel (2003). Die Protokolle des Preussischen Staatsministeriums 1817-1934/ 38. Hildesheim: Olms-Weidmann. pp. 469–471. ISBN 3-487-11825-4. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. Deuerlein, Ernst. "Hertling, Georg Graf von - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links

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