Rudolf Krohne (1876–1953) was a German jurist and politician who was a member of the

German People's Party The German People's Party (German: , DVP) was a conservative-liberal political party during the Weimar Republic that was the successor to the National Liberal Party of the German Empire. Along with the left-liberal German Democratic Party (DDP), ...

and served as transport minister between 1925 and 1927.

Biography

Krohne was born on 6 September 1876 in

Rendsburg Rendsburg (, also ''Rensborg'', , also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the Eider (river), River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde, Rends ...

. In 1898 he received a PhD in law and began to work in the judicial system of Prussia. From 1917 he worked at the Prussian ministry for public works. He was a member of the German People's Party. He was transport minister between 30 November 1923 and 3 June 1924 in the

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led by

Wilhelm Marx Wilhelm Marx (15 January 1863 – 5 August 1946) was a German judge, lawyer, and politician who twice served as chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic, from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1926 to 1928. He also briefly held the position of ...

. On 26 October 1925 Krohne was named as economics minister to the first cabinet of

Hans Luther Hans Luther () (10 March 1879 – 11 May 1962) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany for 482 days in 1925 to 1926. As Minister of Finance he helped stabilize the Mark during the hyperinflation of 1923. From 1930 to 1933, Luther was h ...

, replacing Albert Neuhaus in the post. Krohne served in the post until December 1925. The same year he was also appointed transport minister which he held until 1927 when he resigned from the post. He served in the

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and second cabinet of Hans Luther and in the third cabinet of

. He died on 17 June 1953 in Berlin.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krohne, Rudolf 1876 births 1953 deaths German People's Party politicians Transport ministers of Germany People from Rendsburg Economy ministers of Germany