Walther Schieck Explained

Walther Schieck
Office:Minister-President of Saxony
Termstart:6 May 1930
Termend:10 March 1933
Birth Date:24 August 1874
Birth Place:Dresden, German Empire
Death Place:Dresden, Germany
Nationality:German
Party:DVP
Predecessor:Wilhelm Bünger
Successor:Manfred Freiherr von Killinger

Karl Alfred Walther Schieck (1874-1946) was a German politician who served as the last Minister-President of Saxony during the Weimar Republic.

Biography

After studying law in Heidelberg, Munich, and Leipzig, Schieck worked from 1906 in the Saxon Ministry of Finance. Schieck was a member of the DVP and was elected Minister-President of Saxony on 6 May 1930. His cabinet consisted mostly of differing parties. As Minister-President, he also served as the Minister of Education. Schieck resigned on 13 May 1930, but legally held the office until his dismissal in 1933. He was buried in the Johannisfriedhof in Dresden.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akten der Reichskanzlei, Weimarer Republik.. Das Bundesarchiv. 10 December 2019.