Michel Welter
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Dr. Michel Welter (19 March 1859 – 22 April 1924) was a Luxembourgian politician, and former leader of the Socialist Party. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies, he served as the Director-General for Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry from 24 February 1916 until 3 January 1917, during the German occupation.[1]
He was one of the fiercest defenders of Victor Thorn's National Union Government.[2] Poorly-implemented policies designed to avoid a food shortage back-fired, and the country only narrowly averted a famine.[3] Welter, as the minister responsible for both agriculture and commerce, was held responsible; on 22 December, Welter was censured by the Chamber of Deputies.[4] Although Thorn sought to avoid firing Welter, he was left with no choice, and replaced him with Ernest Leclère.
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- (French)/(German) German occupation of Luxembourg. GWPDA, 21 May 1998. Retrieved on 2006-07-26.
- (French) Thewes, Guy (July 2003). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF), Édition limitée, Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 2-87999-118-8. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
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