Carl Legien | |
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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 by | Theodor 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 | |
Constituency | Kiel |
Personal details | |
Born | Marienburg, Province of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia | 1 December 1861
Died | 26 December 1920 Berlin, Weimar Germany | (aged 59)
Political party | SPD |
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.