Hermann Lüdemann

Hermann Lüdemann
Lüdemann in 1948
Minister-president, Schleswig-Holstein
In office
29 April 1947 – 29 August 1949
Preceded byTheodor Steltzer
Succeeded byBruno Diekmann
Interior Minister, Schleswig-Holstein
In office
23 November 1946 – 6 November 1947
Preceded byHermann von Mangoldt
Succeeded byWilhelm Käber
Oberpräsident, Province of Lower Silesia
In office
22 April 1928 – 20 July 1932
Preceded byHermann Zimmer
Succeeded byFriedrich von Degenfeld-Schonburg
Finance Minister, Free State of Prussia
In office
29 March 1920 – 21 April 1921
Preceded byAlbert Südekum
Succeeded byFriedrich Saemisch
Additional positions
1946–1958Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein Deputy
1921–1929Landtag of Prussia Deputy
Personal details
Born(1880-08-05)5 August 1880
Died27 May 1959(1959-05-27) (aged 78)
PartySocial Democratic Party of Germany
Alma materTechnical University of Berlin
OccupationMechanical engineer
Trade union leader
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Hermann Lüdemann (5 August 1880 – 27 May 1959) was a German engineer, trade union leader and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. During the Weimar Republic, he served in the Landtag of Prussia, was the Prussian finance minister and the Oberpräsident of Lower Silesia. Persecuted by the Nazis, he was arrested and detained in various concentration camps. After the end of the Second World War, he was released and resumed a political career, serving in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein and as the minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein from 1947 to 1949.