Otto Gessler | |
|---|---|
 Gessler in the 1920s | |
| Reich Minister of Defence | |
| In office 27 March 1920 – 19 January 1928 | |
| Chancellor | Hermann Müller Constantin Fehrenbach Joseph Wirth Wilhelm Cuno Gustav Stresemann Wilhelm Marx Hans Luther |
| Preceded by | Gustav Noske |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Groener |
| Reich Minister of the Interior | |
| Acting 23 October 1925 – 5 December 1925 | |
| Chancellor | Hans Luther |
| Preceded by | Martin Schiele |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Külz |
| Reich Minister for Reconstruction | |
| In office 25 October 1919 – 24 March 1920 | |
| Chancellor | Gustav Bauer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Walther Rathenau |
| Member of the Reichstag | |
| In office 1920–1924 | |
| Constituency | National list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1875 Ludwigsburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 24 March 1955 (aged 80) Lindenberg im Allgäu, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Political party | German Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive People's Party (1910-1918) |
| Profession | Politician |
Otto Karl Gessler (or Geßler) (6 February 1875 – 24 March 1955) was a liberal German politician during the Weimar Republic. From 1910 until 1914, he was mayor of Regensburg and from 1913 to 1919 mayor of Nuremberg. He served in numerous Weimar cabinets, most notably as Reichswehrminister (Minister of Defence) from 1920 to 1928.