Hugo Schäffer
Hugo Schäffer | |
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Schäffer in a 1913 portrait. | |
| Reich Minister for Labour | |
| In office 7 June 1932 – 17 November 1932 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg |
| Chancellor | Franz von Papen |
| Preceded by | Hermann Warmbold |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Syrup |
| President of the Reich Insurance Office | |
| In office 1924–1942 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Kaufmann |
| Succeeded by | Peter Schmitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1875 Edelfingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 25 August 1945 (aged 70) Stuttgart, Württemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Political party | Non-partisan (?-1933) Nazi Party (1933-1945) |
Hugo Schäffer (13 June 1875 - 25 August 1945) was a German politician. He was initially a non-partisan politician, as was then common, but joined the Nazi Party in 1933. He served as Reich Minister for Labour in Franz von Papen's cabinet for 163 days in 1932 when he was ousted after Papen could not secure the Reichstag following the November 1932 German federal election.
Before and after his service as minister, he served as President of the Reich Insurance Office (RVA) from 1924 to 1932 and again from 1933 to 1942. In this role, upon the Nazi rise to power, he was a Nazi collaborator, becoming co-editor of a Nazi journal and part of the Nazi student council.