Karl Heinrich von Boetticher
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Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (6 January 1833 – 6 March 1907) was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary of the Interior
(1880–1897), and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1881–1897).
Born in Stettin
in Pomerania
, the son of a judge, he studied law in Würzburg
and Berlin. In 1878 he became a member of the Reichstag
for the Free Conservative Party
. In 1880 he succeeded Karl Hofmann as Secretary of the Interior
of the German Empire
. In 1881, he also became Vice Chancellor in the Cabinet Bismarck. He held both positions until 1897.
Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of the Interior is a ministry of the German federal government. Its main office is in Berlin, with a secondary seat in Bonn. The current minister of the interior is Dr...
(1880–1897), and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1881–1897).
Born in Stettin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
in Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
, the son of a judge, he studied law in Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
and Berlin. In 1878 he became a member of the Reichstag
Reichstag (German Empire)
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for the Free Conservative Party
Free Conservative Party
The Free Conservative Party was a right-wing political party in Prussia and the German Empire, which emerged from the Conservatives in the Prussian Landtag in 1866...
. In 1880 he succeeded Karl Hofmann as Secretary of the Interior
Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of the Interior is a ministry of the German federal government. Its main office is in Berlin, with a secondary seat in Bonn. The current minister of the interior is Dr...
of the German Empire
German Empire
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. In 1881, he also became Vice Chancellor in the Cabinet Bismarck. He held both positions until 1897.