Danzig (Free City of): Heads of State: 1920-1939

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Free City of Danzig: Heads of State: 1920-1939
Vorsitzender des Staatsrates
10 Mar 1920 - 7 Dec 1920	Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Sahm [1]
Präsident des Senats der Freien Stadt Danzig
7 Dec 1920 - 9 Jan 1931	Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Sahm
9 Jan 1931 - 20 Jun 1933	Ernst Bruno Victor Ziehm
20 Jun 1933 - 23 Nov 1934	Hermann Adolf Reinhold Rauschning [2]
Stellvertretender Präsident des Senats der Freien Stadt Danzig (ex officio)
23 Nov 1934 - 28 Nov 1934	Arthur Karl Greiser
Präsident des Senats der Freien Stadt Danzig
28 Nov 1934 - 23 Aug 1939	Arthur Karl Greiser
Gauleiter von Danzig [3]
23 Aug 1939 - 1 Sep 1939	Albert Maria Forster


[1]	Elected president of the Senate at the session of the Volkstag 6 Dec 1920 and took oath of office at the next session 7 Dec 1920.
[2]	Resignation of Rauschning was made public 23 Nov 1934. His letter of resignation was submitted to the Volkstag at the session of 28 Nov 1934. The Volkstag acknowledged the resignation and immediately proceeded to the election of successor.
[3]	The holder of the office of Gauleiter von Danzig was designated as head of state of the Free City of Danzig (Staatsoberhaupt der Freien Stadt Danzig) by the order of the Senate of 23 Aug 1939 (retroactively effective 00:00 23 Aug 1939).

Last update: 06 Aug 2024