Karl Jarres | |
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.jpg) Jarres in his office, c. 1900 | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Germany | |
| In office 30 November 1923 – 15 December 1924 | |
| Chancellor | Gustav Stresemann (1923) Wilhelm Marx (1923–1925) |
| Preceded by | Robert Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Oskar Hergt |
| Reich Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 11 November 1923 – 15 December 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Sollmann |
| Succeeded by | Martin Schiele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1874 Remscheid, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 20 October 1951 (aged 77) Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | German People's Party (DVP) |
| Other political affiliations | National Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Freya Schüll (1880–1945) |
| Children | Lotte (*1904), Lore (*1911) |
| Residence | Duisburg |
| Alma mater | University of Erlangen |
| Occupation | Lawyer, 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.