Franz Seldte

German politician (1882-1947)

Franz Seldte (29 June 1882 in Magdeburg – 1 April 1947 in Fürth) was the co-founder of the Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten. He was a member of the NSDAP. He was also a minister of the Third Reich.

Franz Seldte (right) with Alfred Hugenberg (left) and Franz von Stephani (middle) in 1929