Ernst Meyer (German politician)
Ernst Meyer | |
|---|---|
Meyer c. 1921 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Prussia for East Prussia | |
| In office 14 June 1928 – 2 February 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| In office 10 March 1921 – 5 January 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1887 Prostken, German Empire |
| Died | 2 February 1930 (aged 42) Potsdam, Weimar Republic |
| Political party | Communist Party of Germany (after 1919) Social Democratic Party of Germany (1908–1919) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
Ernst Meyer (10 July 1887 – 2 February 1930) was a German Communist political activist and politician and a chairman of the KPD. He is best remembered as a founding member and top leader of the Communist Party of Germany and as the leader of that party's membership in the Prussian Landtag. A political opponent of Ernst Thälmann, Meyer was moved out of the top party leadership after 1928, not long before his death of tuberculosis-related pneumonia at the age of 43.