Hermann Lüdemann (August 5, 1880 – May 27, 1959) was a German politician (

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together wi ...

). He was Minister-President of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

(1947–1949). He was born in

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and died in

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

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* * 1880 births 1959 deaths Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Politicians from Lübeck People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Finance ministers of Prussia Minister-presidents of Schleswig-Holstein Politicians from the Province of Silesia {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub