Robert Schmidt

Schmidt, born in Berlin , learned the profession of Piano manufacturer. From 1893 to 1902 he was Editor for the Social-democratic Newspaper '' Vorwärts ''.

From 1893 to 1898 and from 1903 to 1918 , he was member of the '' Reichstag '' (parliament) of the German Empire . After the German Revolution , he became member of the National Assembly of the Weimar Republic . He remained a member of the ''Reichstag'' until 1930 .

During the time of the republic, he acted as Minister for Alimentation under Philipp Scheidemann , as Minister for Economic Affairs under Gustav Bauer , and as Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Reconstruction under the first Cabinet of Gustav Stresemann .

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