Philipp Scheidemann

Philipp Scheidemann (26 July 1865–29 November 1939) was a German Social Democratic politician, who was responsible for the proclamation of the Republic on 9 November 1918, and who became the first Chancellor of the Weimar Republic.

Cabinet February 1919 - June 1919

• Philipp Scheidemann (SPD) - Minister-President
• Dr. Eugen Schiffer (DDP) - Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister
• Dr. Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau - Foreign Minister
• Dr. Hugo Preuß (DDP) - Interior Minister
• Dr. Otto Landsberg (SPD) - Justice Minister
• Rudolf Wissell (SPD) - Economics Minister
• Robert Schmidt (SPD) - Food Minister
• Gustav Bauer (SPD) - Labour Minister
• Gustav Noske (SPD) - Defence Minister
• Dr. Johannes Bell (Z) - Transportation Minister and Colonial Minister
• Johannes Giesberts (Z) - Postal Minister
• Dr. Eduard David (SPD) - Minister without Portfolio
• Matthias Erzberger (Z) - Minister without Portfolio

Changes

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• March 1919 - Dr. Georg Gothein (DDP) enters the cabinet as Treasury Minister.
• April 1919 - Dr. Bernhard Dernburg (DDP) succeeds Schiffer as Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister.