Hermann Muller German politician Date of Birth: 18.05.1876 Country: Germany

1. Biography of Herman Müller
2. Newspaper Editor
3. Political Career
4. Political Positions
5. Minister and Chancellor

Biography of Herman Müller

Herman Müller was born in Mannheim into the family of a champagne factory director. He received his education as a merchant in Frankfurt am Main and worked as a trade assistant in both Frankfurt and Breslau.

Newspaper Editor

From 1899 to 1906, Müller worked as an editor for the "Görlitzer Volkszeitung" newspaper. In 1902, he married Friede Tokkus, who passed away in 1905. They had a daughter named Annemarie, born in 1905.

Political Career

Müller joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDPG) in 1893. In 1906, he was elected to the party's board and led the department of party press. In this role, he successfully created the party's own information agency to reduce dependence on bourgeois news agencies.

During World War I, Müller supported a policy of class peace. However, in August 1914, he attended a meeting in Paris as a representative of the SDPG, where he tried to persuade French and German Social Democrats to abstain from voting on military credits.

In January 1919, Müller became co-chairman of the party along with Otto Wels. He was also a member of Reichsbanner, an organization that united representatives of the SDPG, centrists, and the National Democratic Party to defend the republic.

Political Positions

From 1903 to 1906, Müller served as a member of the city council in Görlitz. In 1908, he unsuccessfully ran for elections to the Prussian Landtag. From 1916 to 1918, Müller was a deputy of the Reichstag. He also served as a deputy of the Weimar National Assembly from 1919 to 1920 and as a deputy of the Reichstag from 1920 until his death.

From November 11 to December 21, 1918, Müller participated in the work of the executive committee of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council of Greater Berlin, and later the central committee, until the formation of the Scheidemann cabinet.

Minister and Chancellor

From June 21, 1919, to March 26, 1920, Müller served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Gustav Bauer. In this position, he signed the Treaty of Versailles. From March 27 to June 6, 1920, Müller held the position of Reich Chancellor of the Weimar Republic.

On June 28, 1928, Müller was appointed Reich Chancellor again, but on March 27, 1930, he resigned after failing to receive support from the SDPG faction in the Reichstag regarding unemployment insurance. He passed away on March 20, 1931, due to complications from gallbladder surgery. His grave is located in the Socialist Memorial at the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery in Berlin.