Wilhelm Cuno

Wilhelm Cuno TOSD
Chancellor of Germany (Weimar Republic)
In office 22 November 1922 – 12 August 1923
President	Friedrich Ebert
Preceded by	Joseph Wirth
Succeeded by	Gustav Stresemann
Personal details
Born	Wilhelm Carl Josef Cuno (1876-07-02)2 July 1876 Suhl, German Empire
Died	3 January 1933(1933-01-03) (aged 56) Aumühle, Weimar Republic
Political party	None
Spouse	Martha Berta Wirtz
Children	3

Wilhelm Carl Josef Cuno (2 July 1876 – 3 January 1933) was a German businessman and politician who was the chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923, for a total of 264 days. His tenure included the episode known as the Occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops and the period in which inflation in Germany accelerated notably, heading towards hyperinflation. Cuno was also general director of the Hapag shipping company.