# Richard Markert

_German politician (1891-1957)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Ernst Otto Richard Markert was a Nazi Party politician who, in the first year of Nazi Germany, served as the President of the Senate and the Bürgermeister (mayor) of Bremen. After the end of the Second World War, he settled in East Germany (GDR), joined the pro-GDR National Democratic Party of Germany and became a magistrate. He escaped to West Germany, worked as an in-house counsel to an employers' association and died in Cologne in 1957.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 November 1891 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Elsterwerda ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P19))
- **Died:** 13 April 1957 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cologne ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P106))
- **Political party:** Nazi Party (since 1 September 1931); National Democratic Party of Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P102))
- **Positions held:** mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672#P39))

## Questions

**When was Richard Markert born?**  
Richard Markert was born on 7 November 1891 in Elsterwerda.

**What positions has Richard Markert held?**  
Positions held by Richard Markert include: mayor.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Richard Markert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Markert) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1532672](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532672) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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