Erich Koch-Weser

Erich Koch-Weser
Koch-Weser circa 1920
Vice-Chancellor of Germany
In office
27 March 1920 – 21 June 1920
ChancellorHermann Müller
Preceded byEugen Schiffer
Succeeded byRudolf Heinze
Reich Minister of Justice
In office
28 June 1928 – 13 April 1929
ChancellorHermann Müller
Preceded byOskar Hergt
Succeeded byTheodor von Guérard
Reich Minister of the Interior
In office
3 October 1919 – 10 May 1921
ChancellorConstantin Fehrenbach
Hermann Müller
Gustav Bauer
Preceded byEduard David
Succeeded byGeorg Gradnauer
Member of the Reichstag
(Weimar Republic)
In office
1920–1930
ConstituencyNational list (1930)
Berlin (1924–1930)
Weser-Ems (1920–1924)
Member of the Weimar National Assembly
In office
6 February 1919 – 21 May 1920
ConstituencyHessen-Nassau
Personal details
Born
Erich Koch

(1875-02-26)26 February 1875
Bremerhaven, Bremen, German Empire
Died19 October 1944(1944-10-19) (aged 69)
Rolândia, Paraná, Brazil
Political partyGerman State Party
Other political
affiliations
German Democratic Party (1918–1930)

Erich Koch-Weser (born Erich Koch; 26 February 1875 – 19 October 1944) was a German lawyer and liberal politician. One of the founders (1918) and later chairman (1924–1930) of the liberal German Democratic Party, he served as minister of the Interior (1919–1921), vice-chancellor of Germany (1920) and minister of Justice (1928–1929).