Walther Schieck

Karl Alfred Walther Schieck (1874-1946) was a German politician who served as the last Minister-President of Saxony during the Weimar Republic.

Walther Schieck
Schieck as a student in Heidelberg
Minister-President of Saxony
In office 6 May 1930 – 10 March 1933
Preceded by	Wilhelm Bünger
Succeeded by	Manfred Freiherr von Killinger
Personal details
Born	(1874-08-24)24 August 1874 Dresden, German Empire
Died	23 April 1946(1946-04-23) (aged 71) Dresden, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	DVP

Biography

After studying law in Heidelberg, Munich, and Leipzig, Schieck worked from 1906 in the Saxon Ministry of Finance. Schieck was a member of the DVP and was elected Minister-President of Saxony on 6 May 1930. His cabinet consisted mostly of differing parties. As Minister-President, he also served as the Minister of Education. Schieck resigned on 13 May 1930, but legally held the office until his dismissal in 1933. He was buried in the Johannisfriedhof in Dresden.^[1]