Martin Segitz
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Martin Segitz was an acting Bavarian Minister-President
and member of the SPD
.
.
After originally working in the tin
industry, he became an editor for the Fränkische Tagespost, a newspaper in Nuremberg
, in 1890. He engaged himself in the workers movement and became a member of the SPD
. From 1897 to 1927, he was a member of the Bavarian parliament, the Landtag
. He also served as a member of the German Reichstag
from 1898 to 1903 and again from 1912 to 1918.
He was also a member of the council of the city of Fürth for 25 years. He formed a workers library in Nuremberg, the biggest in Germany in its time. Segitz also had a large part in the formation of the first metal worker union in Germany.
After World War I
, he became a state commissioner for the demobilizing of the home coming troops of the Bavarian army.
After the assassination of Kurt Eisner
, Segitz became for a short time, from 1 March to 17 March 1919, the acting prime minister of Bavaria. Due to the political turmoil at this stage, his government, and initially the following one under Johannes Hoffmann too, had little control and was not universally recognized in Bavaria.
After these events, he served as the Minister of the Interior and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade under the Hoffmann government in 1919. He held the position of Minister for Social Welfare from 1919 to 1920.
Minister-President
A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
and member of the SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
.
Life
Martin Segitz was born in Fürth in 1853, in what was then the independent Kingdom of BavariaKingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
.
After originally working in the tin
Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...
industry, he became an editor for the Fränkische Tagespost, a newspaper in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
, in 1890. He engaged himself in the workers movement and became a member of the SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
. From 1897 to 1927, he was a member of the Bavarian parliament, the Landtag
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
. He also served as a member of the German Reichstag
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
from 1898 to 1903 and again from 1912 to 1918.
He was also a member of the council of the city of Fürth for 25 years. He formed a workers library in Nuremberg, the biggest in Germany in its time. Segitz also had a large part in the formation of the first metal worker union in Germany.
After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he became a state commissioner for the demobilizing of the home coming troops of the Bavarian army.
After the assassination of Kurt Eisner
Kurt Eisner
Kurt Eisner was a Bavarian politician and journalist. As a German socialist journalist and statesman, he organized the Socialist Revolution that overthrew the Wittelsbach monarchy in Bavaria in November 1918....
, Segitz became for a short time, from 1 March to 17 March 1919, the acting prime minister of Bavaria. Due to the political turmoil at this stage, his government, and initially the following one under Johannes Hoffmann too, had little control and was not universally recognized in Bavaria.
After these events, he served as the Minister of the Interior and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade under the Hoffmann government in 1919. He held the position of Minister for Social Welfare from 1919 to 1920.
External links
- Historisches Lexikon Bayerns - search results for Martin Segitz (in German)
- Die bayerische SPD während der Weimarer Republik (in German) The Bavarian SPD during the Weimar Republic - History
- Picture of Martin Segitz, taken in 1919 Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
Sources
- Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg - Bosls bayrische Biographie - Martin Segitz (in German) author: Karl Bosl, publisher: Pustet, page 716