| Joseph Wirth | |
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| In office 10 May 1921 – 14 November 1922 |
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| Preceded by | Konstantin Fehrenbach |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Cuno |
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| Born | 6 September 1879 |
| Died | 3 January 1956 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Catholic Centre Party |
Karl Joseph Wirth, known as Joseph Wirth, (6 September 1879 Freiburg im Breisgau – 3 January 1956 Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German politician of the Catholic Centre Party who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1921 to 1922. Along with his foreign minister, Walther Rathenau, Wirth set out to follow a policy of "fulfillment" with respect to Germany's reparations in order to show that Germany was incapable of payment.
Only 41 years old when he took office, he was the youngest Chancellor of Germany to date. He is perhaps best known for his speech in front of the Reichstag after the assassination of Walther Rathenau by rightist extremists in 1922. Wirth famously proclaimed "The enemy is on the right!". He received the Staline Peace Award in 1955 for his anti-fascist positions.
First Cabinet, May - October 1921
- Joseph Wirth (Z) - Chancellor and Finance Minister
- Gustav Bauer (SPD) - Vice Chancellor and Treasury Minister
- Friedrich Rosen - Foreign Minister
- Georg Gradnauer (SPD) - Interior Minister
- Robert Schmidt (SPD) - Economics Minister
- Heinrich Brauns (Z) - Labour Minister
- Eugen Schiffer (DDP) - Justice Minister
- Otto Gessler (DDP) - Defence Minister
- Wilhelm Gröner - Transport Minister
- Andreas Hermes (Z) - Food Minister
Changes
- 29 May 1921 - Walther Rathenau (DDP) enters the cabinet as Reconstruction Minister.
Second Cabinet, October 1921 - November 1922
- Joseph Wirth (Z) - Chancellor and Foreign Minister
- Gustav Bauer (SPD) - Vice Chancellor
- Adolf Köster (SPD) - Interior Minister
- Andreas Hermes (Z) - Finance Minister and Food Minister
- Robert Schmidt (SPD) - Economics Minister
- Heinrich Brauns (Z) - Labour Minister
- Gustav Radbruch (SPD) - Justice Minister
- Otto Gessler (DDP) - Defence Minister
- Johannes Giesberts (Z) - Postal Minister
- Wilhelm Groener - Transport Minister
Changes
- 1 February 1922 - Walther Rathenau (DDP) succeeds Wirth as Foreign Minister. Wirth remains Chancellor
- 10 March 1922 - Anton Fehr (Bavarian Peasants' League) succeeds Hermes as Food Minister. Hermes remains Finance Minister.
- 24 June 1922 - Upon Rathenau's assassination, Wirth again becomes Foreign Minister.
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| Preceded by Konstantin Fehrenbach |
Chancellor of Germany 1921–1922 |
Succeeded by Wilhelm Cuno |
| Preceded by Friedrich Rosen |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1921–1922 |
Succeeded by Walther Rathenau |
| Preceded by Walther Rathenau |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1922 |
Succeeded by Hans von Rosenberg |
| Preceded by Carl Severing |
Minister of the Interior 1930–1931 |
Succeeded by Wilhelm Groener |
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