page_title: Jakob Kaiser
hierarchical_section_title: Jakob Kaiser
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Jakob Kaiser, Bundesminister für gesamtdeutsche Fragen, 1949-1957 Foto Bundesbildstelle Bonn
context_page_description: Jakob Kaiser was a German politician and resistance leader during World War II.
  Jakob Kaiser was born in Hammelburg, Lower Franconia, Kingdom of Bavaria. Following in his father’s footsteps, Kaiser began a career as a bookbinder. It was during this time that he became politically active as a member of a Catholic trade union, through which he became a leader of the Christian labour movement during the Weimar Republic.
  Kaiser increased his participation in politics by becoming a member of the Centre Party, where he began serving in the role of representative chairman of Rhineland in 1919. He was elected to the Reichstag in 1933.
context_section_description: Jakob Kaiser (8 February 1888 – 7 May 1961) was a German politician and resistance leader during World War II.
  Jakob Kaiser was born in Hammelburg, Lower Franconia, Kingdom of Bavaria. Following in his father’s footsteps, Kaiser began a career as a bookbinder. It was during this time that he became politically active as a member of a Catholic trade union, through which he became a leader of the Christian labour movement during the Weimar Republic.
  Kaiser increased his participation in politics by becoming a member of the Centre Party, where he began serving in the role of representative chairman of Rhineland in 1919. He was elected to the Reichstag in 1933.
caption: Jakob Kaiser, 1950
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