Rudolf Wissell

Rudolf Wissell (8 March 1869 – 13 December 1962) was a German politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).In 1908, he joined the Generalkommission der Gewerkschaften (the central workers' secretariat of trade unions) in Berlin, later becoming head of its social policy department.In the German Revolution, Wissell became Zweiter Vorsitzender (deputy chairman) of the Generalkommission where he opposed the formation of a government based on workers' and soldiers' councils and argued for an agreement with employers.[1] One result of his arguments was the conclusion of the Stinnes-Legien Agreement, which meant that the employer's associations for the first time recognised the trade unions as the representatives of the workers.In this function in the cabinets of Philipp Scheidemann and Gustav Bauer, he opposed the left-wing councils and worked towards a socially controlled economy for the benefit of the community.After the Nazis' rise to power in early 1933, Wissell was expelled from public life, being a prominent Social Democrat.
Rudolf Wissell, 1930 (left)
Commemorative plaque at Wiesenerstraße 22, in Berlin-Tempelhof
First cabinet meeting of the Scheidemann cabinet on 13 February 1919 in Weimar. Left to right: Ulrich Rauscher [ de ] , government chief press officer, Robert Schmidt , Food, Eugen Schiffer , Finance, Philipp Scheidemann , Ministerpräsident , Otto Landsberg , Justice, Rudolf Wissell , Economic Affairs, Gustav Bauer , Labour, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau , Foreign, Eduard David without Portfolio, Hugo Preuß , Interior, Johannes Giesberts , Post, Johannes Bell , Colonies, Georg Gothein , Treasury, Gustav Noske , Reichswehr
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