Wilhelm Boden | |
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| Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 1 December 1946 – 9 July 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Peter Altmeier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1890 Grumbach, Germany |
| Died | 18 October 1961 (aged 71) Birnbach, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn & University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Lawyer, civil servant, politician |
Wilhelm Boden (5 March 1890 – 18 October 1961) was a German lawyer, civil servant and politician (Centre Party & CDU). From 1946 to 1947 he was the first Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate.[1][2][3]
He contributed substantially to the rebuilding of the administration and to the formation of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where he continued former Prussian administrative traditions. On 1 December 1946, Boden was appointed by the French military government as prime minister of the "Provisional Government" of Rheinland-Pfalz with the mission to prepare a draft constitution and conduct elections. After the election on 18 May 1947 he became minister president of a "transitional Cabinet" but failed to form a government; the SPD denied him the coalition as he was considered controversial even within the party, so the leadership of the affairs of the newly created state passed to Peter Altmeier.[4]
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- ^ Michael Leonard Graham Balfour (1992). Germany: The Tides of Power. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-415-06787-4. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Manfred Malzahn (1 November 2002). Germany 1945–1949: A Sourcebook. Routledge. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-134-98528-9. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Boden, Wilhelm". Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Retrieved 27 September 2015.(in German)