Eugen Schiffer
| Eugen Schiffer | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 13 February 1919 – 19 April 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Siegfried von Roedern |
| Succeeded by | Bernhard Dernburg |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 3 October 1919 – 26 March 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Otto Landsberg |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Blunck |
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In office 10 May 1921 – 22 October 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Rudolf Heinze |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Radbruch |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 February 1860 Breslau |
| Died | 5 September 1954 (aged 94) Berlin |
| Political party | German Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Breslau |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eugen Schiffer (14 February 1860 – 5 September 1954) was a German lawyer and liberal politician. He served as Minister of Finance and deputy head of government from February to April 1919. From October 1919 to March 1920, he was again deputy head of government and Minister of Justice. In 1921, he once more became Minister of Justice. Schiffer was co-founder of two liberal parties, the German Democratic Party (DDP) in 1918/19 and the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) in 1946.
Eugen Schiffer was born in Breslau in the Prussian Province of Silesia on 14 February 1860 as the son of Bernhard Schiffer (1830-1900, a merchant) and his wife Mathilde (1832–88, née Kassel). Schiffer graduated from the Elisabeth-Gymnasium in Breslau with the Abitur and went on to study law at Breslau, Leipzig and Tübingen. He entered the Prussian judicial service in 1880 and after positions in Zabrze (Upper Silesia) and Magdeburg became Kammergerichtsrat in Berlin in 1906. In 1910, Schiffer was promoted to Oberverwaltungsgerichtsrat.
In 1888, Schiffer married Bertha (1858-1919, née Buttermilch). They had two daughters (Mathilde, born in 1889, married Waldemar Koch in 1933) and a son. In 1896, the Jewish Schiffer converted to Protestantism.
During the First World War, Schiffer was an adviser to General Wilhelm Groener and was in charge of the law department at the War Ministry. In October 1917, he became Unterstaatssekretär (Undersecretary) at the Reichsschatzamt (Treasury). At the same time, Schiffer was a delegate to the lower chamber of the Prussian diet for the National Liberal Party (1903-1918) and a member of the Reichstag from 1912-17. His oratory skills, support from big industry and his ambitious nature made him a well known deputy. He was in favour of strengthening the power of the parliament but as a monarchist opposed the revolution.
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