Magnus Haack

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Magnus Haack

Magnus Haack (born October 20, 1869 in Glauchau , † November 24, 1931 in Dresden ) was a German trade unionist and politician (SPD).

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After attending primary school, Haack learned the brass casting trade. He later worked as a metal lathe operator. From 1888 he belonged to the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). At the same time he became a member of the trade union movement, in which he had held leading posts since 1891.

On August 1, 1903, Haack became district manager of the German Metalworkers' Association (DMV) for Saxony, based in Dresden. He also became a member of the union committee for Saxony. After the November Revolution of 1918, he became a member and vice-president of the workers 'and soldiers' council for Greater Dresden. On November 22nd, he was also appointed to the Saxon Ministry of Labor and Economics as People's Commissar, where he was involved in the economic demobilization of the State of Saxony.

In January 1919 Haack was elected to the Weimar National Assembly, in which he represented constituency 28 (Saxony 1) until August of the same year. After leaving the National Assembly, Haack's mandate was continued by his party colleague Franz Holzapfel .

literature

  • Lockout fever of the metal industry , Dresden 1906. (together with Max Heldt)

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