Karl Jarres

Karl Jarres
Jarres in his office, c. 1900
Vice-Chancellor of Germany
In office 30 November 1923 – 15 December 1924
Chancellor	Gustav Stresemann (1923) Wilhelm Marx (1923–1925)
Preceded by	Robert Schmidt
Succeeded by	Oskar Hergt
Reich Minister of the Interior
In office 11 November 1923 – 15 December 1924
Preceded by	Wilhelm Sollmann
Succeeded by	Martin Schiele
Personal details
Born	(1874-09-21)21 September 1874 Remscheid, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	20 October 1951(1951-10-20) (aged 77) Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	German People's Party (DVP)
Other political affiliations	National Liberal Party
Spouse	Freya Schüll (1880–1945)
Children	Lotte (*1904), Lore (*1911)
Residence	Duisburg
Alma mater	University of Erlangen
Occupation	Lawyer, civil servant, politician, industrialist

Karl Jarres (21 September 1874 – 20 October 1951) was a German lawyer and politician of the German People's Party (Deutsche Volkspartei, or DVP) during the Weimar Republic. From 1923 to 1924, he was the minister of the Interior and vice-chancellor of Germany. Jarres was also the long-serving mayor of Duisburg from 1914 to 1933. After the Nazis deposed him, he started a career in industry.