Otto Braun Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Otto Braun, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Germany.

11 records1872–195510 events2 places

Chronological biography

1872

Birth of Otto Braun1872

Politics / SPD.

Birth of Otto Braun

1918

Secretary of State for Agriculture1918

Government / Government of Germany · Secretary of State for Agriculture

Appointed Minister of Agriculture

Revolution of GermanyNovember 1918

Politics / SPD.

Member of Workers & Soldiers Council

1921

Minister President1921

Government / Government of Germany · Minister President

Appointed Minister President of Prussia

1922

Prussian Minister-President1922

Government / Weimar Republic · Minister-President of Prussia · Berlin

Heads the democratic Prussian government, an important institutional supporter of the Weimar Republic.

Pyrmont Joins Prussia24 March 1922

Government / Weimar Republic · Minister-President of Prussia · Prussia

Heads the Prussian government when Pyrmont is incorporated into Prussia and assigned to the Province of Hanover.

1925

Election1925

Politics / SPD.

Wins 8 million votes

1932

Dismissal20 July 1932

Government / Weimar Republic · Reich Commissioner-Prussia · Berlin

The SPD-led Prussian Government in Berlin, headed by Otto Braun, is ousted by Franz von Papen, the new Chancellor, by means of a Presidential decree, proves to be a significant factor contributing to the downfall of the Weimar Republic. Otto Braun his Social Democratic Administration are deposed by Chancellor Papen

1933

Emigration1933

Politics / SPD.

Emigrates to Austria

Election5 March 1933

Politics / Social Democratic Party · Reich Commissioner-Prussia

Following the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor by President Hindenburg, the SPD receives 18.25% of the votes during the last free elections gaining 120 seats

1955

Death of Otto Braun1955

Politics / SPD.

Death of Otto Braun

Titles and roles

Minister President · Minister-President of Prussia · Reich Commissioner-Prussia · Secretary of State for Agriculture

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.