- Wilhelm Cuno
Infobox Chancellor
name=Wilhelm Cuno
order=Chancellor of Germany
term_start =22 November 1922
term_end =12 August 1923
predecessor =Joseph Wirth
successor =Gustav Stresemann
birth_date =birth date|1876|7|2|df=y
death_date =death date and age|1933|1|3|1876|7|2|df=y
party=NoneWilhelm Cuno (
2 July 1876 –3 January 1933 ) was a Germanpolitician who was theChancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923. He was born inSuhl , Prussian Saxony. Cuno's government is best known for its passive resistance of the French occupation of theRuhr Area (1922–1923). Cuno's government was also responsible for its poor handling of economic problems. In order to pay off the state's debts, the government under Cuno printed off vast amounts of money, leading tohyperinflation which peaked in summer 1923.Cuno received education as a lawyer in
Berlin andHeidelberg . He was employed by the Reich Treasury Department in 1907. DuringWorld War I Cuno was involved in arrangements for food supplies for the German army, but quit civil service to join the Hapag shipping company in 1917. In December 1918 Cuno was promoted to the Hapag's general director. As an economic expert Cuno participated in the post-war negotiations on reparations and peace terms. The importance of his position as Hapag executive increased after the company became one of the leading shippers of goods between the U.S. and Germany.Informally representing the interests of the Reich government abroad, Cuno rejected several proposals to assume the post of foreign minister, but agreed to form the Cabinet after the resignation of
Joseph Wirth . Cuno was appointedReich Chancellor on 22 November 1922 by presidential decreee and formed a government mostly composed of non-party economists and members of theGerman People's Party ,German Democratic Party ,German Center Party andBavarian People's Party .After the downfall of his government Cuno retired from politics and returned to the management of Hapag.
He was a member of
K.D.St.V. Arminia Heidelberg , a catholic student fraternity that is member of the Cartellverband.Cabinet, November 1922 – August 1923
*Wilhelm Cuno - Chancellor
*Frederic Hans von Rosenberg - Foreign Minister
*Rudolf Oeser (DDP) - Interior Minister
*Andreas Hermes (Z) - Finance Minister
*Johannes Becker (DVP) - Economics Minister
*Heinrich Brauns (Z) - Labour Minister
*Rudolf Heinze (DVP) - Justice Minister
*Otto Gessler (DDP) - Defence Minister
*Karl Stingl (BVP) - Postal Minister
*Wilhelm Groener - Transport Minister
*Hans Luther - Food Minister
*Heinrich Albert - Treasury and Reconstruction MinisterSource: Lebendiges virtuelles Museum online
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