12 Facts About Ernst Scholz

Ernst Scholz was chairman of the German People's Party after the death of Gustav Stresemann and a member of the Reichstag from 1921 to 1930.

Ernst Scholz began his studies at the University of Freiburg and became a member of the Corps Suevia Freiburg, later moving to the University of Marburg.

Finally, in 1895, Ernst Scholz graduated from Heidelberg University, thus completing his academic career and earning him a Doctorate in law.

In 1899, Ernst Scholz became a civil Assessor and in 1900, he became the First Secretary of the General Cooperative Association in Charlottenburg.

Ernst Scholz travelled to Frankfurt in 1901 as a municipal assistant.

Ernst Scholz was a veteran of the First World War, enlisting in the Reichswehr in 1914, getting wounded that same year and earning the position of major before retiring.

Ernst Scholz wrote about German mortgage law and the municipal taxation system in Prussia as well as authoring a legal book for cooperatives.

Ernst Scholz began his political career in 1919, joining the German People's Party, a party he remained in until his death.

Also active in many municipal governments, Ernst Scholz was the assistant minister and treasurer in both his birthplace of Wiesbaden and Dusseldorf.

On 25 June 1920, Ernst Scholz assumed the position of Reich Minister of Economics in the Fehrenbach cabinet until 10 May 1921.

Ernst Scholz was then elected to the Reichstag in the East Prussia constituency on 7 March 1921, where he remained until 1930.

Ernst Scholz retired from the Reichstag in 1930, presumably for health reasons; this signalled the end of his political career and his life, he died at age 58 in Berlin.