Andreas Hermes

Andreas Hermes (16 July 1878 – 4 January 1964) was a German agricultural scientist and politician. In the Weimar Republic, he was a member of several governments, serving as minister of food/nutrition and minister of finance for the Catholic Zentrum. During the rule of the Nazi Party, Hermes was part of the right-wing resistance, for which he was imprisoned and sentenced to death. After World War II, he co-founded the Christian Democratic Union.

Andreas Hermes
Hermes in the late 1940s
Reich Minister of Finance
In office
26 October 1921  13 August 1923
ChancellorJoseph Wirth
Wilhelm Cuno
Preceded byJoseph Wirth
Succeeded byRudolf Hilferding
Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture
In office
30 March 1920  30 March 1922
ChancellorHermann Müller
Constantin Fehrenbach
Joseph Wirth
Preceded byKarl Müller
Succeeded byGerhard von Kanitz
Member of the Reichstag
In office
14 June 1928  17 March 1933
ConstituencyKöln-Aachen
Personal details
Born(1878-07-16)16 July 1878
Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died4 January 1964(1964-01-04) (aged 85)
Krälingen, West Germany
Political party
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