# Committee of the German Baltic Parties

The Committee of the German-Baltic Parties (German: Ausschuß der Deutschbaltischen Parteien, ADP) was an alliance of Baltic German political parties in Latvia during the inter-war period. Its members included the German-Baltic Democratic Party, the German-Baltic Progressive Party, the German-Baltic Reform Party, the German-Baltic People's Party, the German-Baltic Integration Party, the German-Baltic State Party and the Voters Association of Mitau.

## History

The alliance was established in early 1920 as a successor to the National Committee. It won six seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections. The alliance retained its six seats in the 1st Saeima in the 1922 elections, but was reduced to four seats in the 1925 elections. The alliance returned to its six-seat strength in the 3rd Saeima as a result of the 1928 elections. Following the 1931 elections (the last multi-party elections in Latvia until 1990), they had five seats in the 4th Saeima.

## Members of the Saeima

| Body | Years | Member | Party | Notes |
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Wilhelm von Fircks [de] | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Peter Kluge [lv] | German-Baltic Progressive Party | |
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Egon Knopp [lv] | German-Baltic Integration Party | |
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Edwin Magnus [de] | German-Baltic Reform Party | |
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Arthur Reusner [lv] | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Alliance leader |
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | John Karl Hahn [lv] | German-Baltic Integration Party | |
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | Karl Kenner | German-Baltic Democratic Party | |
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | Egon Knopp | German-Baltic Integration Party | |
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader |
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | Manfred von Vegesack [lv] | German-Baltic Reform Party | |
| Second Saeima | 1925–1928 | Alfred Alsleben [de] | International Homeowners | |
| Second Saeima | 1925–1928 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| Second Saeima | 1925–1928 | John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |
| Second Saeima | 1925–1928 | Karl Keller | German-Baltic Democratic Party | |
| Second Saeima | 1925–1928 | Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | Alliance leader from 10 March 1931 |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Woldemar Pussoll [lv] | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader until 10 March 1931, when he gave up his seat |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Lothar Schoeler [lv] | German-Baltic Reform Party | |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Walter Sadowski [lv] | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Replaced Paul Schiemann on 10 March 1931 |
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Werner Westermann [lv] | Voters Association of Mitau | |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | Resigned on 18 October 1933 |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Karl Keller | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Replaced Wilhelm von Fircks on 18 October 1933 |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Woldemar Pussoll | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader until 19 October 1933, when he gave up his seat |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Lothar Schoeler | German-Baltic Reform Party | Leader from 19 October 1933 |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Helmuth Stegman [de] | German-Baltic State Party | Replaced Paul Schiemann on 19 October 1933 |
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Werner Westermann | Voters Association of Mitau | |