Franz Seldte

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Franz Seldte
Seldte in 1933
Reich Minister for Labour
In office 30 January 1933 – 23 May 1945 (with an interruption from 30 April to 5 May 1945)
President	Paul von Hindenburg (1933–1934) Adolf Hitler (1934–1945; as Führer) Karl Dönitz (1945)
Chancellor	Adolf Hitler (1934–1945) Joseph Goebbels (1945) Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1945; as Leading Minister)
Preceded by	Friedrich Syrup
Succeeded by	Theo Hupfauer (between 30 April and 5 May 1945)
Federal Leader of the Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher frontkämpfer-Bund (Stahlhelm)
In office 28 March 1934 – 7 November 1935
Federal Leader of Der Stahlhelm
In office 25 December 1918 – 28 March 1934
Personal details
Born	(1882-06-29)29 June 1882 Magdeburg, German Empire
Died	1 April 1947(1947-04-01) (aged 64) Fürth, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany
Resting place	St Laurentius Cemetery, Rottach-Egern, Germany
Political party	National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933–1945)
Other political affiliations	German National People's Party (until 1933)
Alma mater	Brunswick University of Technology
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1914–1918
Rank	Hauptmann d.R.
Unit	66th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of the Somme  (WIA)
Awards	Iron Cross First Class Iron Cross Second Class Wound Badge

Franz Seldte (29 June 1882 – 1 April 1947) was a German reactionary and politician who served as the Reich Minister for Labour in Nazi Germany.^[1] Prior to his ministry, Seldte was a founding leader of Der Stahlhelm World War I ex-servicemen's organisation from 1918 to 1934.