Karl Jarres

Karl Jarres
Jarres in his office, c. 1900
Vice-Chancellor of Germany
In office
30 November 1923 – 15 December 1924
ChancellorGustav Stresemann (1923)
Wilhelm Marx (1923–1925)
Preceded byRobert Schmidt
Succeeded byOskar Hergt
Reich Minister of the Interior
In office
11 November 1923 – 15 December 1924
Preceded byWilhelm Sollmann
Succeeded byMartin Schiele
Personal details
Born(1874-09-21)21 September 1874
Remscheid, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died20 October 1951(1951-10-20) (aged 77)
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partyGerman People's Party (DVP)
Other political
affiliations
National Liberal Party
SpouseFreya Schüll (1880–1945)
ChildrenLotte (*1904), Lore (*1911)
ResidenceDuisburg
Alma materUniversity of Erlangen
OccupationLawyer, civil servant, politician, industrialist

Karl Jarres (21 September 1874 – 20 October 1951) was a German lawyer and politician of the German People's Party (Deutsche Volkspartei, or DVP) during the Weimar Republic. From 1923 to 1924, he was the minister of the Interior and vice-chancellor of Germany. Jarres was also the long-serving mayor of Duisburg from 1914 to 1933. After the Nazis deposed him, he started a career in industry.