Cabinet Ebert

Friedrich Ebert (1923)

The Ebert cabinet was created when the incumbent German Chancellor Max von Baden announced the emperor's abdication on November 9, 1918 and, unconstitutionally - and thus in a revolutionary act - transferred his office to Friedrich Ebert . Since the state secretaries remained in office, initially only the person of the Reich Chancellor changed, later some state secretaries were replaced. On November 10, 1918, Ebert formed the Council of People's Representatives from the MSPD and USPD, under whose supervision the cabinet remained in office, although - without the office of Reich Chancellor having been formally revoked - Ebert's function as Reich Chancellor behind his capacity as one the Chairman of the Council of People's Representatives resigned.

composition

Ebert cabinet November 9, 1918 to February 13, 1919
Chancellor		Friedrich Ebert		SPD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Wilhelm Solf		DDP
		Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau from December 13, 1918		independent
Interior		Karl Trimborn		center
		Hugo Preuss from November 15, 1918		DDP
Judiciary		Paul von Krause		DVP
marine		Ernst Karl August Klemens von Mann		independent
		Maximilian Rogge from January 9, 1919		independent
economy		Hans Karl Freiherr von Stein zu Nordheim and Ostheim		independent
		August Müller from November 14, 1918		SPD
nutrition		Wilhelm von Waldow		independent
		Emanuel Wurm from November 14, 1918		USPD
job		Gustav Bauer		SPD
post Office		Otto Rudlin		independent
treasure		Siegfried Count von Roedern		independent
		Eugen Schiffer from November 14, 1918		DDP
Colonies		Wilhelm Solf until December 13, 1918		DDP
economic demobilization		Joseph Koeth from November 12, 1918		independent
Secretary of State without Portfolio and Director of the Ceasefire Commission		Matthias Erzberger		center

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See the new passport for the resigning Chancellor .

predecessor	Government of Germany	successor
Baden cabinet	Ebert cabinet 1918–1919	Scheidemann cabinet