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Hans Luther | |
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(2).jpg) Luther in the 1920s | |
| Chancellor of Germany (Weimar Republic) | |
| In office 15 January 1925 – 12 May 1926 | |
| President | Friedrich Ebert Paul von Hindenburg |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Marx |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Marx |
| President of the Reichsbank | |
| In office 7 March 1930 – 17 March 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Hjalmar Schacht |
| Succeeded by | Hjalmar Schacht |
| Reich Minister of Finance | |
| Acting 26 October 1925 – 20 January 1926 | |
| Chancellor | Himself |
| Preceded by | Otto von Schlieben |
| Succeeded by | Peter Reinhold |
| In office 6 October 1923 – 15 December 1924 | |
| Chancellor | Gustav Stresemann Wilhelm Marx |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Hilferding |
| Succeeded by | Otto von Schlieben |
| Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 1 December 1922 – 4 October 1923 | |
| Chancellor | Wilhelm Cuno Gustav Stresemann |
| Preceded by | Karl Müller |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard von Kanitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1879 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 11 May 1962 (aged 83) Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Political party | Independent |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, diplomat |
Hans Luther () (10 March 1879 – 11 May 1962) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany for 482 days in 1925 to 1926. As Minister of Finance he helped stabilize the Mark during the hyperinflation of 1923. From 1930 to 1933, Luther was head of the Reichsbank and from 1933 to 1937 he served as German Ambassador to the United States.