Reichswirtschaftsamt

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The Reichswirtschaftsamt was a Reich authority in the German Empire . It was created on October 23, 1917 and dealt with the economic and socio-political affairs of the Reich. These were previously assigned to the Reich Office of the Interior . He was headed by a State Secretary who was bound by instructions from the Reich Chancellor .

State Secretaries of the Reich Economic Office
Surname Taking office Term expires
Rudolf Schwander (acting) 1917 1917
Hans Karl Freiherr von Stein zu Nordheim and Ostheim 1917 1918
August Müller 1918 1919

Just one year later, the socio-political tasks were transferred to the newly established Reich Labor Office . In the Weimar Republic , the tasks of the Reich authority were taken over by the Reich Ministry of Economics .

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