Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
| Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner | |
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Posadowsky-Wehner, photographed by Nicola Perscheid before 1930.
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| Secretary for the Treasury of German Empire | |
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In office 1 September 1893 – 1 July 1897 |
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| Chancellor |
Leo von Caprivi (1890–1894) Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1894–1900) |
| Preceded by | Helmuth von Maltzahn |
| Succeeded by | Max Franz Guido von Thielmann |
| Secretary of the Interior of German Empire | |
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In office 1 July 1897 – 24 June 1907 |
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| Chancellor | Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1894–1900) Bernhard von Bülow (1900–1909) |
| Preceded by | Karl Heinrich von Boetticher |
| Succeeded by | Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 June 1845 Gross-Glogau, Province of Silesia, Prussia |
| Died | 23 October 1932 (aged 87) Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | German National People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elise Moeller |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
University of Berlin University of Heidelberg University of Breslau |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Arthur Adolf, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz (German: Arthur Graf von Posadowsky-Wehner Freiherr von Postelwitz, 3 June 1845 – 23 October 1932) was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary for the Treasury (1893–1897), Secretary of the Interior, Vice Chancellor of Germany and Prussian Minister of State (1897–1907).
Born to Silesian nobility, the son of a judge, Posadowsky-Wehner studied law in Berlin, Heidelberg and Breslau and earned a doctorate in law in 1867. He subsequently acquired an agricultural property, and entered politics in 1871, when he became a member of the province government in Posen. In 1882 he became a member of the Parliament of Prussia, and was appointed Landeshauptmann of Posen in 1885.
Posadowsky was a crucial figure for the election reform in 1903. He took care of a new voting technique to protect the secrecy of the ballot for the German parliament.
Posadowsky-Wehner was the candidate of the German National People's Party for the Presidency of Germany in 1919, but he lost to Friedrich Ebert.
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