Adam Stegerwald

Who was Adam Stegerwald?

Adam Stegerwald was a German Catholic politician and a leader of the left wing of the Centre Party. He served as Prime Minister of Prussia in 1921, and later as a minister in the national governments of Hermann Müller and Heinrich Brüning. He also was Oberpräsident of the province of Brandenburg until 1933. He returned to his native region Lower Franconia and in 1945 he briefly served as Regierungspräsident until his death. In Würzburg he was one of the founders of the new party Christian Social Union.