Alfréd Meissner
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Alfréd Meissner (April 10, 1871 – September 29, 1950) was a Czechoslovak politician and member of the Social Democratic Party in the First Czechoslovak Republic. He was elected to the National Assembly and served twice as Minister of Justice and twice as Minister of Social Welfare of the republic. Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, he was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He survived the Holocaust, and after the war he returned to Prague where he died at the age of 79.
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Alfréd Meissner | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office May 25, 1920 – September 15, 1920 | |
Prime Minister | Vlastimil Tusar |
Preceded by | František Veselý |
Succeeded by | Augustin Popelka |
In office December 7, 1929 – February 14, 1934 | |
Prime Minister | František Udržal Jan Malypetr |
Preceded by | Robert Mayr-Harting |
Succeeded by | Ivan Dérer |
Minister of Social Welfare | |
In office February 14, 1934 – June 4, 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Malypetr |
Preceded by | Ludwig Czech |
Succeeded by | Jaromír Nečas |
In office November 5, 1935 – December 18, 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Milan Hodža |
Preceded by | Jaromír Nečas |
Succeeded by | Jaromír Nečas |
Member of the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 1918–1939 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1871-04-10)April 10, 1871 Mladá Boleslav in the Kingdom of Bohemia |
Died | September 29, 1950(1950-09-29) (aged 79) Prague in the Czechoslovak Republic |
Political party | Czechoslovak Social Democratic Worker's Party (1898–1938) National Labour Party (1938) |
Spouse(s) | Rosa, née Sommer |
Children | three children |
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