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Clemens von Delbrück | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the German Empire | |
| In office 14 July 1908 – 22 May 1916 | |
| Chancellor | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg |
| Preceded by | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg |
| Succeeded by | Karl Helfferich |
| Secretary of the Interior of theGerman Empire | |
| In office 14 July 1908 – 22 May 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg |
| Succeeded by | Karl Helfferich |
| Mayor of Danzig | |
| In office 1896–1902 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Adolf Baumbach |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Otto Ehlers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1856-01-19)19 January 1856 |
| Died | 17 December 1921(1921-12-17) (aged 65) |
| Political party | None (until 1918),DNVP (1918–1921). |
Clemens Ernst Gottlieb von Delbrück (German pronunciation:[ˈkleːmənsfɔnˈdɛl.bʁʏk]ⓘ; 19 January 1856, inHalle an der Saale – 17 December 1921, inJena) was aGermanconservativepolitician. He wasennobled in 1916.
He was born into a common family, and attendedhigh school in Halle between 1873 and 1877.[1] He studiedtheology at theRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg andlaw at theUniversity of Berlin. In 1882, having passed thestaatsexamen, he gained a government post inKwidzyn.
He was promoted to the office of district administrator ofTuchel in 1885 and became president of thecity council ofDanzig in 1891. From 1896 to 1902, he wasmayor ofDanzig and sat in thePrussian House of Lords. He wasOberpräsident ofWest Prussia from 1902 to 1905.
In 1909, von Delbrück joined the national government as thesecretary of the Interior andvice-chancellor.[1] In these positions he was distinguished by his strong opposition to theparliamentary system of theReichstag but also his role in modernizing the German government.
He was also vice-president ofPrussia from 1914 to 1916. In 1912, he received anhonorary doctorate from the University of Berlin. During theFirst World War, the increasing conflict between the ChancellorTheobald von Bethmann Hollweg and leading figures in the German military, especiallyPaul Hindenburg led to his replacement withKarl Helfferich.
On his dismissal, he was awarded theOrder of the Black Eagle and was given a letter assigning to him the status of hereditary nobleman.[2] In 1918, he was briefly a member of theGeheimes Zivilkabinett before its dissolution at the end of theGerman Empire.
Von Delbrück remained politically active after the war, and was a founding member of theGerman National People's Party. He was a member of theWeimar National Assembly from 1919 to 1920, and of theReichstag from 1920 until his death.
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| Preceded by | Vice Chancellor of Germany 1909–1916 | Succeeded by |
 German Empire (1871–1918) | |
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 Weimar Republic (1918–33) | |
 Nazi Germany (1933–45) | |
 German Democratic Republic1 (1949–90) | |
 Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present) |
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| Federal Republic (1949–) | ||
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