# Hertling cabinet

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1917–18 cabinet of the German Empire

Cabinet of Georg von Hertling 7th Cabinet of the German Empire 1917 – 1918 Chancellor Georg von Hertling Date formed 1 November 1917 Date dissolved 3 October 1918 (11 months and 2 days) People and organisations Emperor Wilhelm II Chancellor Georg von Hertling Vice Chancellor Karl Helfferich (until 24 October 1917) Friedrich von Payer (from 9 November 1917) Member parties Supported by: Social Democratic Party Centre Party National Liberal Party Progressive People's Party Status in legislature Majority government History Election 1912 federal election Legislature term 13th Reichstag of the German Empire Predecessor Michaelis cabinet Successor Baden cabinet

The **Hertling cabinet**, headed by [Georg von Hertling](/source/Georg_von_Hertling) of the [Centre Party](/source/Centre_Party_(Germany)), was the seventh government of the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire) and the first that had come about after consulting with the majority parties in the Reichstag. The cabinet took office on 1 November 1917 when it replaced the [Michaelis cabinet](/source/Georg_Michaelis), which had been dismissed after losing the support of [Emperor Wilhelm II](/source/Wilhelm_II%2C_German_Emperor) and most parties in the Reichstag.

Hertling belonged to the right wing of the Catholic Centre Party, and was against a parliamentarisation of the German Empire. The left wing around [Matthias Erzberger](/source/Matthias_Erzberger) took the opposite view, and the broad centre of the party wanted to take into account the views of the right wing, but also took note of the wishes of Catholic workers for democratisation. The Centre did not want to put obstacles in the way of parliamentarisation, but did not take active steps to prevent a split in the party. Hertling's chancellorship meant that the Centre and the left Liberals took account of the conservative elements. The latter could thus get used to a parliamentary way of governing.[1]

The Social Democrats did not join the cabinet, not wanting to render the process of forming a government even more difficult. However, they supported the cabinet in parliament.

## Members

The cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Chancellorship Georg von Hertling 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Centre Vice-Chancellorship Karl Helfferich 1 November 1917 24 October 1918 Independent Friedrich von Payer 9 November 1917 3 October 1918 FVp Foreign Affairs Richard von Kühlmann 1 November 1917 9 July 1918 Independent Paul von Hintze 9 July 1918 3 October 1918 Independent Interior Max Wallraf 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent Justice Paul von Krause 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 NlP Navy Eduard von Capelle 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent Economic Affairs Rudolf Schwander 1 November 1917 20 November 1917 Independent Hans Karl von Stein zu Nord- und Ostheim 20 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent Food Supply Wilhelm von Waldow 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent Postal Affairs Otto Rüdlin 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent Treasury [de] Siegfried Graf von Roedern 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent Colonial Affairs Wilhelm Solf 1 November 1917 3 October 1918 Independent

## Further reading

- *Regenten und Regierungen der Welt,* Vols 2,3. *Neueste Zeit: 1492–1917,* ed. by B. Spuler; 2. edition, Würzburg, Ploetz, 1962.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Manfred Rauh: *Die Parlamentarisierung des Deutschen Reiches,* Droste Verlag: Düsseldorf 1977, p. 383, 384 and 386.

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