The first cabinet meeting of the Scheidemann Cabinet on February 13, 1919. From left: Ulrich Rauscher, chief press officer, Robert Schmidt, Minister of Food, Eugen Schiffer, representative of the President and Minister of Finance, Philipp Scheidemann, President of the Reich Ministry, Otto Landsberg, Minister of Justice, Rudolf Wissell, Minister of Economics, Gustav Bauer, Minister of Labor, Ulrich Count v. Brockdorff-Rantzau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eduard David, minister without portfolio, Dr. Hugo Preuss, Minister of the Interior, Johann Giesberts, Postal Minister, Dr. Johannes Bell, Reich Colonial Secretary, Georg Gothein, Reich Treasurer, Gustav Noske, Minister of Defense.
