Constantin Fehrenbach
Constantin Fehrenbach | |
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Fehrenbach in 1913 | |
| Chancellor of Germany (Weimar Republic) | |
| In office 25 June 1920 – 10 May 1921 | |
| President | Friedrich Ebert |
| Deputy | Rudolf Heinze |
| Preceded by | Hermann Müller |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wirth |
| President of the Weimar National Assembly / President of the Reichstag | |
| In office 14 February 1919 – 21 June 1920 | |
| President | Friedrich Ebert |
| Chancellor | Philipp Scheidemann |
| Preceded by | Eduard David |
| Succeeded by | Paul Löbe (as President of the Reichstag) |
| In office June 1918 – November 1918 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Chancellor | Georg von Hertling Prince Maximilian of Baden |
| Preceded by | Johannes Kaempf |
| Succeeded by | Eduard David (as President of the Weimar National Assembly) |
| Member of the Reichstag | |
| In office 24 June 1920 – 26 March 1926 | |
| Constituency | Baden |
| Member of the Weimar National Assembly | |
| In office 6 February 1919 – 21 May 1920 | |
| Constituency | Baden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1852 Wellendingen, Grand Duchy of Baden |
| Died | 26 March 1926 (aged 74) Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Political party | Centre Party |
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Constantin Fehrenbach, sometimes erroneously Konstantin Fehrenbach, (11 January 1852 – 26 March 1926), was a German politician who was one of the major leaders of the Catholic Centre Party. He served as president of the Reichstag in 1918 and then as president of the Weimar National Assembly from 1919 to 1920. In June 1920, Fehrenbach became Chancellor of Germany. During his time in office, the central issue he had to face was German compliance with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. He resigned in May 1921 when his cabinet was unable to reach a consensus on war reparations payments to the Allies. Fehrenbach remained in the Reichstag and headed the Centre Party's contingent there from 1923 until his death in 1926.
Fehrenbach was considered part of the Centre Party's left wing, which included noted politicians such as Matthias Erzberger and Joseph Wirth, as well as Catholic workers' associations and Catholic trade unions.