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24 december 1930 german 11 june 1863 3/4 october 1919 university of giessen berlin 200px 21 june 1919 bundesarchiv bild 183-r04545 , dr. eduard david.jpg eduard david teacher eduard david in 1919 . hugo preuß ediger-eller social democratic party of germany minister of the interior philipp scheidemann erich koch-weser eduard david

eduard david

eduard heinrich rudolph david -lrb- 11 june 1863 -- 24 december 1930 -rrb- was a german politician .
he was an important figure in the history of the social democratic party of germany -lrb- spd -rrb- and of the german political labour movement .
after the german revolution of 1918-19 he was minister of the interior in the cabinet bauer from june 1919 to october 1919 and served as minister without portfolio in other cabinets , including the very first democratically elected government of the weimar republic .
david was also briefly the first president of the weimar national assembly which drew up the weimar constitution and ratified the treaty of versailles in 1919 .
