Robert Lehr
| Robert Lehr | |
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Robert Lehr in 1950.
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| Federal Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 11 October 1950 – 20 October 1953 |
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| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Gustav Heinemann |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Schröder |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 August 1883 Celle, Lower Saxony |
| Died | 13 October 1956 (aged 73) Düsseldorf, Northrhine-Westphalia |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party |
DNVP (1929–1933) CDU (1945–1956) |
| Alma mater |
University of Marburg University of Berlin University of Bonn |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Robert Lehr (20 August 1883 in Celle – 13 October 1956 in Düsseldorf) was a German politician (DNVP, CDU). He served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1950 to 1953 under chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
Robert Lehr was born on 20 August 1883 in Celle as the third child of Oskar and Clara (Stück) Lehr. His childhood was shaped by his father’s involvement in the military as well as his parent’s Protestant Pietistic beliefs .
Lehr completed his Abitur in 1904 and began studying jurisprudence in Marburg, Berlin, and Bonn. In 1907 he passed his first Staatsexamen in Cologne and received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1908 with a dissertation on legal liability laws within the German Reich. After completing his referendary and final Staatsexamen Lehr decided to pursue a career in local administration because of the personal autonomy and variety such a position offered. He began working as an assessor for the municipality of Düsseldorf in 1913
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