Bismarck-Roon cabinet

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Bismarck-Roon Cabinet

Cabinet of the Kingdom of Prussia
1862–1890
Minister President Bismarck
Date formedSeptember 23, 1862
Date dissolvedMarch 30, 1890
(27 years, 6 months and 1 week)
People and organisations
KingWilliam I (1862–1888)
Frederick III (1888)
William II (1888–1890)
Minister PresidentOtto von Bismarck
Albrecht von Roon
History
PredecessorHohenlohe-Ingelfingen cabinet
SuccessorCaprivi cabinet

The Bismarck-Roon Cabinet formed the Prussian State Ministry appointed by King William I, and his successors Frederick III, and William II, from September 23, 1862, to March 30, 1890.

History[edit]

After the previous government failed due to the Prussian constitutional conflict with the liberal majority in the chamber over the state parliament's participation in military affairs and fundamentally over the parliamentarization of Prussia, William I appointed a conflict minister, Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck successfully ended the constitutional conflict for the crown through the successes of his policies in the wars against Denmark in 1864 and Austria and its German allies in 1866, which enabled him to have the subsequent tax approval in the Indemnity Act (Indemnitätsgesetz) approved by the House of Representatives as a reconciliation offer to the Liberals. The right-wing part of the Liberals now split off from the Progress Party as the National Liberal Party and supported it from then on. During the cabinet's term in office, the German Empire was founded under Prussian hegemony in 1871, which, however, also meant that Prussia was incorporated into the empire as a federal state. Albrecht von Roon replaced Bismarck as Prussian Prime Minister in 1873 in order to relieve the German Chancellor. The separation proved to be unsuccessful so Bismarck returned to the Prime Minister's office at the end of 1873.[1]

Cabinet members[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister President[a]October 8, 1862December 21, 1872
January 1, 1873November 9, 1873
November 9, 1873March 30, 1890
Deputy Prime MinisterNovember 9, 1873March 23, 1878
1 June 187820 June 1881 DRP
October 8, 1881June 8, 1888 DKP
August 16, 1888March 30, 1890
Minister of Foreign AffairsSeptember 23, 1862October 8, 1862
October 8, 1862March 30, 1890
Minister of FinanceSeptember 23, 1862September 30, 1862
September 30, 1862June 2, 1866 Conservative
June 2, 1866October 26, 1869 
October 26, 1869March 23, 1878 Liberals
March 30, 1878July 5, 1879 NLP
July 5, 1879June 28, 1882 
June 28, 1882March 30, 1890 DRP
Minister of Spiritual, Educational and Medical AffairsSeptember 23, 1862January 17/22, 1872 
January 22, 1872July 13, 1879 Old Liberals
July 13, 1879June 17, 1881 DKP
June 17, 1881March 30, 1890 DKP
Minister of JusticeSeptember 23, 1862December 5, 1867 Conservative
December 5, 1867October 29, 1879
October 29, 1879January 16, 1889
January 31, 1889March 30, 1890
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Public Works
(until April 17, 1878, then Trade and Commerce)		September 30, 1862October 8, 1862 KP
October 8/December 8, 1862April 23/May 13, 1873 Conservative
April 23/May 13, 1873March 30, 1878 DRP
March 30, 1878March 14/July 14, 1879 
March 14/July 14, 1879August 23, 1880 
September 13, 1880January 31, 1890 
January 31, 1890March 30, 1890 
Minister of Public Works
(from April 17, 1878)		April 17, 1878March 3, 1879 DRP
July 14, 1879March 30, 1890 
Minister of Interior AffairsSeptember 23, 1862December 8, 1862 KP
December 8, 1862March 30, 1878 
March 30, 1878February 25, 1881 DKP
June 17, 1881June 8, 1888 DKP
July 2, 1888March 30, 1890 
Minister of WarSeptember 23, 1873January 1/November 9, 1873 Conservative
January 1/November 9, 1873March 3, 1883 
March 3, 1883April 8, 1889 
April 8, 1889March 30, 1890 
Minister of Agriculture
(until March 13, 1879, then Agriculture, Domains and Forestry)		September 23, 1862December 8, 1862 Conservative
December 8, 1862January 13, 1873 Conservative
January 13, 1873December 8, 1873 Conservative
December 8, 1873September 19, 1874 DRP
September 19, 1874July 13, 1879 DRP
July 13, 1879March 30, 1890 DRP
Naval Minister
(until December 31, 1871)		October 8, 1862March 30, 1890 

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ From July 14, 1867, Bismarck also served as Federal Chancellor before becoming Chancellor of Germany on May 4, 1871.[2]
  2. ^ Friedrich zu Eulenburg was on leave as from October 25, 1877 and was represented by Agriculture Minister Karl Rudolf Friedenthal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Holtz, Bärbel (2003). Die Protokolle des Preussischen Staatsministeriums 1817-1934/ 38. Hildesheim: Olms-Weidmann. pp. 698–702. ISBN 3-487-11825-4. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ Stolberg-Wernigerode, Otto Graf zu. "Bismarck, Otto Fürst von (seit 1871) - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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