Joseph Koeth | |
|---|---|
| Reichsminister für wirtschaftliche Demobilmachung (Minister for Economic Demobilisation) | |
| In office 13 February 1919 – 30 April 1919 | |
| Chancellor | Philipp Scheidemann (Ministerpräsident) |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | post abolished |
| Reichswirtschaftsminister (Minister for Economic Affairs) | |
| In office 6 October 1923 – 23 November 1923 | |
| Chancellor | Gustav Stresemann |
| Preceded by | Hans von Raumer |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Hamm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1870 Lohr a. Main, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | 22 May 1936 (aged 65) Berlin |
| Political party | Independent |
| Profession | Military officer, politician |
Joseph Koeth (7 July 1870 – 22 May 1936) was a German military officer and politician. During World War I he served as head of the Kriegsrohstoffabteilung (War Raw Materials Department – KRA) of the Prussian Ministry of War created by Walther Rathenau. After the German revolution of 1918, Koeth was in charge of economic demobilisation as a member of the first democratically elected government under Philipp Scheidemann. He again served briefly as a minister of the Weimar Republic under Gustav Stresemann in 1923.