List of presidents of the Landtag of Saxony

President of the Landtag of Saxony

In the 1831–1918 period, Saxony had a bicameral legislature. It consisted of the I Chamber and the II Chamber.

President of Sächsicher Volkskammer

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Name Period Party
Julius Fräßdorf[1] 1918–1920 SPD

Presidents of the Landtag of Saxony

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With a torn picture of his Führer beside his clenched fist, Walter Dönicke (* July 27, 1899; † April 19, 1945) lies on the floor of the city hall in Leipzig. He committed suicide rather than face U.S. Army troops who captured the city.
Name Period Party
Julius Fräßdorf[1] 1920–1922 SPD
Max Winkler[2] 1922–1926 SPD
Albert Schwarz[3] 1926–1929 SPD
Kurt Weckel[4] 1929–1932 SPD
August Eckardt[5] 1932–1933 DNVP
Walter Dönicke 1933 NSDAP

President of the Beratende Versammlung

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Name Period Party
Otto Buchwitz 1946 SED

Presidents of the Landtag of Saxony

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Name Period Party
Otto Buchwitz 1946–1952 SED
Erich Iltgen October 27, 1990–September 29, 2009 CDU
Matthias Rößler[6] September 29, 2009–Incumbent CDU

References

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  1. ^ a b Matzerath, Josef: Julius Fräßdorf (1857-1932) in Sächsicher Biografie
  2. ^ Matzerath, Josef: Max Winkler (1876-nach 1938) in Sächsicher Biografie
  3. ^ Matzerath, Josef: Albert Schwarz (1876-1929) in Sächsischer Biografie
  4. ^ Matzerath, Josef: Kurt Weckel (1877-1956) in Sächsischer Biografie
  5. ^ Matzerath, Josef: August Eckardt (1871-1938) in Sächsicher Biografie
  6. ^ Sächsicher Zeitung (September 29, 2009): Rössler zum Landtagspresidenten gewählt[permanent dead link]