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|order = ''Reichswirtschaftsminister'' (Economy), [[Weimar Republic]]
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|term_start = 22 November 1922
| term_start = 22 November 1922
|term_end = 12 August 1923
| term_end = 12 August 1923
|president = [[Friedrich Ebert]]
| chancellor = [[Wilhelm Cuno]]
| predecessor = [[Robert Schmidt (German politician)|Robert Schmidt]]
|chancellor = [[Wilhelm Cuno]]
|predecessor = [[Robert Schmidt (German politician)|Robert Schmidt]]
| successor = [[Hans von Raumer]]

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1869|02|03}}
|birth_place = [[Ludwigshöhe]], [[Grand Duchy of Hesse]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Reichstag (Weimar Republic)|Reichstag]]
| term_start1 = 24 June 1920
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|death_place = Ludwigshöhe, [[West Germany]]
| term_end1 = 18 July 1930
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|party = [[German People's Party]]
|spouse = Johanna Caroline Hartmann
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On the suggestion of [[Gustav Stresemann]] and [[Rudolf Heinze]], Becker was made ''Reichswirtschaftsminister'' (minister of economics) when the cabinet of [[Wilhelm Cuno]] was formed in November 1922. Due to his connections with Rhenish industry he was attacked by the parties of the left but did not exert any influence to further the interest of heavy industry whilst in office.<ref name="Bio"/>
On the suggestion of [[Gustav Stresemann]] and [[Rudolf Heinze]], Becker was made ''Reichswirtschaftsminister'' (minister of economics) when the cabinet of [[Wilhelm Cuno]] was formed in November 1922. Due to his connections with Rhenish industry he was attacked by the parties of the left but did not exert any influence to further the interest of heavy industry whilst in office.<ref name="Bio"/>


After the [[Occupation of the Ruhr]], he remained a supporter of "passive resistance" against the French and Belgian occupation forces until the end, even as it caused the German economy to spiral downward and [[Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic|inflation to accelerate]]. He prepared the stabilization of the currency that came with the introduction of the ''[[German Rentenmark|Rentenmark]]'' in October 1923. However, the cabinet resigned in August and Becker was not in office any more when that reform actually took place.<ref name="Bio"/>
During the [[Occupation of the Ruhr]], he remained a supporter of "passive resistance" against the French and Belgian occupation forces until the end, even as it caused the German economy to spiral downward and [[Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic|inflation to accelerate]]. He prepared the stabilization of the currency that came with the introduction of the ''[[German Rentenmark|Rentenmark]]'' in October 1923. However, the cabinet resigned in August and Becker was not in office any more when that reform actually took place.<ref name="Bio"/>


He died on 17 October 1951 at Ludwigshöhe.<ref name="Bio"/>
He died on 17 October 1951 at Ludwigshöhe.<ref name="Bio"/>

Latest revision as of 01:41, 4 July 2024

Johann Becker
Reich Minister of Economics
In office
22 November 1922 – 12 August 1923
ChancellorWilhelm Cuno
Preceded byRobert Schmidt
Succeeded byHans von Raumer
Member of the Reichstag
In office
24 June 1920 – 18 July 1930
ConstituencyHessen-Darmstadt (1920-1928)
National list (1928-1930)
Member of the Weimar National Assembly
In office
6 February 1919 – 21 May 1920
ConstituencyHessen-Darmstadt
Personal details
Born(1869-02-03)3 February 1869
Ludwigshöhe, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died17 October 1951(1951-10-17) (aged 82)
Ludwigshöhe, West Germany
Political partyGerman People's Party
Other political
affiliations		National Liberal Party (until 1918)
SpouseJohanna Caroline Hartmann
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Johann Becker (3 February 1869 – 17 October 1951) was a German lawyer and politician of the German People's Party. From January 1916 to November 1918 he served as finance minister of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He was elected a member of the Weimar National Assembly in 1919. He continued to serve as a delegate in the Reichstag until 1930. In 1922/1923 he was Minister of Economics, under Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno, during the onset of hyperinflation.

Life and career

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Johann Baptist (also: Johannes) Becker was born on 3 February 1869 at Ludwigshöhe in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). His father, Franz Becker, was a builder and winemaker from a peasant family. His mother was Elisabetha, née Schaad.[1]

Becker married Johanna Caroline Hartmann on 4 September 1895 at Gießen. They had one daughter.[1]

He studied at Gießen, Leipzig, Munich and Berlin. He then joined the civil service of the Grand Duchy of Hesse where he advanced rapidly. From January 1916 to November 1918, he was the Hessian minister of finance. His achievements in Hesse included the reform of the tax system (1899) which eliminated the Realsteuern and brought the system into line with that of Prussia. He also was the main inspiration behind the reform of the Hessian communal tax system (1911). In addition, Becker was very interested in the set-up and running of the railway system.[1]

In 1919, he was elected to the Weimar National Assembly, the new republic's constituent assembly. From 1920 to 1930, Becker was a member of the Reichstag for the German People's Party (DVP). He was also member of the board of directors of the Rheinische Stahlwerke Duisburg-Meiderich.[1]

On the suggestion of Gustav Stresemann and Rudolf Heinze, Becker was made Reichswirtschaftsminister (minister of economics) when the cabinet of Wilhelm Cuno was formed in November 1922. Due to his connections with Rhenish industry he was attacked by the parties of the left but did not exert any influence to further the interest of heavy industry whilst in office.[1]

During the Occupation of the Ruhr, he remained a supporter of "passive resistance" against the French and Belgian occupation forces until the end, even as it caused the German economy to spiral downward and inflation to accelerate. He prepared the stabilization of the currency that came with the introduction of the Rentenmark in October 1923. However, the cabinet resigned in August and Becker was not in office any more when that reform actually took place.[1]

He died on 17 October 1951 at Ludwigshöhe.[1]

Works

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  • Die Neugestaltung des Gemeindeumlagewesens in Hessen, in: FinanzArchiv, ed. by G. Schanz, Jg. 29, Vol. 1, 1912, pp. 112–68
  • Finanzwirtschaftliche Fragen, Aufklärungs-Schriften der deutschen Volkspartei in Hessen H. 5, 1919
  • "Neujahrsartikel", in: Die Zeit, ed. by Gustav Stresemann, 1923

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Biografie Johann Baptist Becker (German)". Bayerische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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  • Page at the Verhandlungen des Deutsches Reichstags


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