Emil Franke (Minister)

Emil Franke

Emil Franke (* 3. April 1880 in Březno ; † 1. December 1939 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovakian lawyer , politician , longtime member of the Česká strana NARODNE sociální (CSN, Czech People's Socialist Party) and several times minister in various governments of Czechoslovakia in the interwar period .

Life, political career

After attending grammar school, Franke studied law and philosophy (with a doctorate ) in Prague, Vienna and Berlin . Since about 1917 he was involved in the Československá strana socialistická (ČSS, Czechoslovak Socialist Party, formerly Česká strana národně-socialistická - Czech People's Socialist Party), in which he also participated in the development of the party program and was deputy chairman from 1918 to 1939.

From 1918 to 1939 Emil Franke was a member of the Socialist and later People's Social Party in several representations: in 1918 in the so-called Revolutionary National Assembly , then in 1920 in the newly elected regular National Assembly of Czechoslovakia ; He retained his mandate after the parliamentary elections of 1925, 1929 and 1935 until the parliament was dissolved in 1939.

Ministerial offices

Franke held numerous ministerial positions in several governments of Czechoslovakia:

September 17, 1919– May 25, 1920	Railway Minister (acting)	Government of Vlastimil Tusar I
October 7, 1922 - December 9, 1925	Minister for Supply	Antonín Švehla I government
February 18, 1924– December 9, 1925	Post Minister	also government Švehla I
July 20, 1925 - December 9, 1925	Minister for Social Affairs	also government Švehla I
December 7, 1929-29 October 1932	Post Minister	František Udržal II government
October 29, 1932– February 14, 1934	Post Minister	Government of Jan Malypetr I
February 14, 1934 - June 4, 1935	Post Minister	Government of Jan Malypetr II
4.6.1935–5.11.1935	Post Minister	Government of Jan Malypetr III
November 5, 1935– December 18, 1935	Post Minister	Government of Milan Hodža I
December 18, 1935– January 23, 1936	Post Minister	Milan Hodža II government
January 23, 1936– July 21, 1937	School and Education Minister	also government of Hodža II
March 17, 1936– July 21, 1937	Finance Minister (provisional)	also government of Hodža II
July 21, 1937– September 22, 1938	School and Education Minister	Government of Milan Hodža III
July 21, 1937– October 2, 1938	Finance Minister (provisional)	also government of Hodža III

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Životopisy ministrů 1918–2004 (part 5), in: Author collective: Historie Ministerstva financí 1918–2004 , compilation of the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, online at: mfcr.cz / ... ; Information checked in other material collections of the Ministry
2. ↑ Zemřel dr. E. Franke , obituary in Národní listy , December 2, 1939, p. 1, online at: kramerius.nkp.cz / ...
3. ↑ Various documents and minutes of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (sessions 1918, 1920, 1925, 1929, 1935), online at: psp.cz /.../ 1918 / ... , psp.cz/.../ 1920 / ... , psp.cz /.../ 1925 / ... , psp.cz /.../ 1929 / ... , psp.cz /.../ 1935 / ...

Web links

• Literature and other media by and about Emil Franke (Minister) in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic