Hermann Warmbold
Hermann Warmbold | |
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Warmbold in 1932 at a meeting of Papen's cabinet. | |
| Reich Minister of Economics | |
| In office 10 October 1931 – 6 May 1932 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg |
| Chancellor | Heinrich Brüning |
| Preceded by | Ernst Trendelenburg |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Trendelenburg (acting) |
| In office 1 June 1932 – 28 January 1933 | |
| Chancellor | Franz von Papen Kurt von Schleicher |
| Preceded by | Ernst Trendelenburg (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Hugenberg |
| Reich Minister of Labour (acting) | |
| In office 1 June 1932 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Chancellor | Franz von Papen |
| Preceded by | Adam Stegerwald |
| Succeeded by | Hugo Schäffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1876 Klein Himstedt, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 11 March 1976 (aged 99) Tegernsee, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Eleonore Wagemann (m. 1923) |
Hermann Warmbold (21 April 1876 - 11 March 1976) was a German independent politician and academic who served as Reich Minister of Economics during the Weimar Republic from 1931 to 1933, with a brief break in 1932.
Initially a farmer, he eventually entered academia, specializing in agricultural economics. He initially entered politics for the Prussian state government as Minister of Agriculture. He was appointed Reich Minister of Economics in Heinrich Brüning's cabinet in 1931 upon pressure from I.G. Farben. During his time as minister, his primary focus was combatting the financial crisis in the republic as part of the Great Depression worldwide. After leaving the ministerial role, he served as provisional Reich Minister of Labour for 5 days. Warmbold then spent the rest of his career in obscurity, moving to Chile in 1945 to help the government led by Juan Antonio Ríos with agricultural affairs.