Konstantin Fehrenbach
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| Order: | 13th Chancellor of Germany |
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| Term of Office: | June 21, 1920 - May 10, 1921 |
| Predecessor: | Hermann Müller |
| Successor: | Joseph Wirth |
| Date of Birth: | January 11, 1852 |
| Date of Death: | March 26, 1926 |
| Political Party: | Centre Party |
| Profession: | lawyer |
Konstantin Fehrenbach (January 11, 1852–March 26, 1926) was a German Catholic politician who was one of the major leaders of the Centre Party. He served as President of the Reichstag in 1918, and then as President of the National Assembly from 1919 to 1920. Upon the resignation of the Social Democrats from the government in June of 1920 as a result of their poor showing in the elections of that year, Fehrenbach became Chancellor of Germany, forming a coalition with the left-wing liberal DDP and the national-liberal DVP. His government lasted less than a year, the government resigning in April 1921 in protest against the allied reparations assessment which was announced that month. Fehrenbach headed the Center Party's Reichstag fraction from 1923 until his death in 1926.
Cabinet, June 1920 - May 1921
- Konstantin Fehrenbach (Z) - Chancellor
- Rudolf Heinze (DVP) - Vice Chancellor and Justice Minister
- Walter Simons - Foreign Minister
- Erich Koch-Weser (DDP) - Interior Minister
- Joseph Wirth (Z) - Finance Minister
- Ernst Scholz (DVP) - Economics Minister
- Heinrich Brauns (Z) - Labour Minister
- Otto Gessler (DDP) - Defence Minister
- Johannes Giesberts (Z) - Postal Minister
- Wilhelm Gröner - Transport Minister
- Andreas Hermes (Z) - Food Minister
- Hans von Raumer (DVP) - Treasury Minister
| Preceded by: Hermann Müller | Chancellor of Germany 1920–1921 | Succeeded by: Joseph Wirth |