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Johann Becker | |
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Reich Minister of Economics | |
In office 22 November 1922 – 12 August 1923 | |
Chancellor | Wilhelm Cuno |
Preceded by | Robert Schmidt |
Succeeded by | Hans von Raumer |
Member of the Reichstag | |
In office 24 June 1920 – 18 July 1930 | |
Constituency | Hessen-Darmstadt (1920-1928) National list (1928-1930) |
Member of the Weimar National Assembly | |
In office 6 February 1919 – 21 May 1920 | |
Constituency | Hessen-Darmstadt |
Personal details | |
Born | Ludwigshöhe, Grand Duchy of Hesse | 3 February 1869
Died | 17 October 1951 Ludwigshöhe, West Germany | (aged 82)
Political party | German People's Party |
Other political affiliations | National Liberal Party (until 1918) |
Spouse | Johanna Caroline Hartmann |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Johann Becker (3 February 1869 – 17 October 1951) was a German lawyer and politician of the German People's Party. From January 1916 to November 1918 he served as finance minister of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He was elected a member of the Weimar National Assembly in 1919. He continued to serve as a delegate in the Reichstag until 1930. In 1922/1923 he was Minister of Economics, under Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno, during the onset of hyperinflation.