Schäffer cabinet

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The Schäffer cabinet was set up on May 28, 1945 by the American occupying forces as the state government of the Free State of Bavaria . It was the first Bavarian state government after the end of the Second World War . After the military government came to the conclusion that Schäffer had not rigorously cleared the public service of former NSDAP party members , it dismissed him and his cabinet on September 28, 1945. It was followed by the Hoegner I cabinet .

Office Surname Political party State Secretaries
Prime Minister Fritz Schäffer non-party
( BVP / CSU ) 1) 		Anton Pfeiffer
State Councilor / Head of the State Chancellery
from July 10, 1945
Interior Karl August Fischer
June 7 to September 1, 1945 		independent -
Judiciary Hans Ehard non-party
(BVP / CSU) 1) 		-
Finances Fritz Schäffer non-party
(BVP / CSU) 1) 		-
economy Karl Arthur Lange
June 6 to September 20, 1945 		independent -
Agriculture and forest Ernst Rattenhuber non-party
(CSU) 2) 		-
train Karl Rosenhaupt independent -
post Office Hugo Geiger non-party
(CSU) 2) 		-
Teaching and cult Otto Hipp
from June 16, 1945 		non-party
(BVP / CSU) 1) 		-
Work and Social Welfare Albert Rosshaupter SPD -

1) Before its dissolution in 1933, member of BVP; from the end of 1945 member of the CSU (formally founded on October 11th / 13th in Munich and Würzburg).

2) Member of the CSU from the end of 1945 (formally founded on October 11th / 13th in Munich and Würzburg).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bavaria after World War II. House of Bavarian History , accessed on December 13, 2015 .