Michel Welter

Dr. Michel Welter (19 March 1859, Heiderscheid – 22 April 1924) was a Luxembourgian politician, and former leader of the Socialist Party. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies, he served as the Director-General for Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry from 24 February 1916 until 3 January 1917, during the German occupation.^[1]

He was one of the fiercest defenders of Victor Thorn's National Union Government.^[2] Poorly-implemented policies designed to avoid a food shortage back-fired, and the country only narrowly averted a famine.^[3] Welter, as the minister responsible for both agriculture and commerce, was held responsible; on 22 December, Welter was censured by the Chamber of Deputies.^[1] Although Thorn sought to avoid firing Welter, he was left with no choice, and replaced him with Ernest Leclère.

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Thewes (2003), p. 69
2. ^ Thewes (2003), p. 68
3. ^ Letter from Thorn to Buch (in German), 28 August 1916

References

• (French)/(German) German occupation of Luxembourg. GWPDA, 21 May 1998. Retrieved on 2006-07-26.
• (French) Thewes, Guy (July 2003) (PDF). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (Édition limitée ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 2-87999-118-8. http://www.gouvernement.lu/publications/download/gouvernements_1848_2.pdf. Retrieved 2006-07-26. 

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Name	Welter, Michel
Alternative names
Short description	Luxembourgian politician and journalist
Date of birth	19 March 1859
Place of birth	Heiderscheid
Date of death	22 April 1924
Place of death	Mondorf-les-Bains