Hans Luther

Hans Luther
18th Chancellor of Germany 9th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic
In office 15 January 1925 – 12 May 1926
President	Friedrich Ebert, Hans Luther (acting), Walter Simons (acting), Paul von Hindenburg
Preceded by	Wilhelm Marx
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Marx
President of the German Reich (acting)
In office 28 February 1925 – 12 March 1925
Preceded by	Friedrich Ebert
Succeeded by	Walter Simons (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-10)10 March 1879 Berlin,Prussia,Germany
Died	11 May 1962(1962-05-11) (aged 83) Düsseldorf,North Rhine-Westphalia,West Germany
Political party	None
Profession	Lawyer

Hans Luther (10 March 1879 – 11 May 1962) was a German politician. He was a Chancellor of Germany. a law of July 1925 extended workmen's compensation coverage to all accidents from and to places of work, and vocational care was introduced that same month. In addition, a decree of May 1925 established compensation for occupational diseases.<ref>

Luther was born in Berlin and started in politics by becoming a town councillor in Magdeburg. From 1918 to 1922 he was mayor of Essen.

In 1922 he became government minister of food and agriculture, and in 1925 Minister of Finance.

From January 1925 to May 1926 he was Chancellor. During a brief period he was also acting President.

Luther ran the Reichsbank from 1930 to 1933 and later became ambassador to the United States from 1933 to 1937.