Carl Legien

Carl Legien
Carl Legien
Chairman of the General Commission of German Trade Unions
In office
1891–1919
Chairman of the General German Trade Union Federation
In office
1919–1920
Succeeded byTheodor Leipart
Chairman of the International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres
In office
1903–1913
President of the International Federation of Trade Unions
In office
1913–1919
Member of the Reichstag
In office
1893–1898
In office
1903–1920
ConstituencyKiel
Personal details
Born(1861-12-01)1 December 1861
Marienburg, Province of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died26 December 1920(1920-12-26) (aged 59)
Berlin, Weimar Germany
Political partySPD

Carl Legien (1 December 1861 – 26 December 1920) was a German unionist, moderate Social Democratic politician and first President of the International Federation of Trade Unions.