Hermann Müller (politician)

German politician (1876–1931)

Hermann Müller (18 May 1876 – 20 March 1931;[1] audio speaker iconpronunciation) was a German Social Democratic politician who was the foreign minister (1919–1920), and twice as the chancellor of Germany (1920, 1928–1930) in the Weimar Republic. He was one of the German signatories of the Treaty of Versailles (28 June 1919).

Hermann Müller
Müller in 1928
Chancellor of Germany
In office
28 June 1928 – 27 March 1930
PresidentPaul Von Hindenburg
Preceded byWilhelm Marx
Succeeded byHeinrich Brüning
In office
27 March 1920 – 21 June 1920
PresidentFriedrich Ebert
Preceded byGustav Bauer
Succeeded byConstantin Fehrenbach
Foreign Minister of Germany
In office
21 June 1919 – 26 March 1920
PresidentFriedrich Ebert
ChancellorGustav Bauer
Preceded byUlrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Succeeded byAdolf Köster
Personal details
Born
Hermann Müller

(1876-05-18)18 May 1876
Mannheim, German Empire
Died20 March 1931(1931-03-20) (aged 54)
Berlin, Weimar Republic
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)
  • Frieda Tockus
    (m. 1902; died 1905)
  • Gottliebe Jaeger
    (m. 1909)
Children1

References

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  1. Vogt, Martin (1997), "Müller (-Franken), Hermann", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 18, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 410–414; (full text online)