List of senators of Bas-Rhin
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Following is a list of senators of Bas-Rhin, people who have represented the department of Bas-Rhin in the Senate of France. Bas-Rhin was annexed by Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War, and was returned to France in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles. Therefore the first senators of Bas-Rhin took their seats in 1920.
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Third Republic were:[1]
| In office | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–1927 | Nicolas Delsor | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Former member of the German Reichstag |
| 1920–1935 | Michel Diebolt-Weber | Démocrate | |
| 1920–1935 | Frédéric Eccard | Démocrate | |
| 1920–1927 | Émile Taufflieb | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | |
| 1920–1928 | Lazare Weiller | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Former deputy of Charente, father of Paul-Louis Weiller. |
| 1927–1940 | Hubert d'Andlau de Hombourg | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | |
| 1927–1940 | Jean de Leusse | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | |
| 1927–1940 | Eugène Muller | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Former deputy |
| 1935–1940 | Joseph Sigrist | Popular Republican Union (UPR) | Elected deputy in 1946 |
| 1935–1940 | Jean-Jacques Urban | Démocrate |
Fourth Republic
Senators for Bas-Rhin under the French Fourth Republic were:[2]
| In office | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–1948 | Alfred Wehrung | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| 1946–1952 | Alfred Westphal | Rally of the French People (RPF) | |
| 1946–1947 | Alfred Oberkirch | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | Died in office 5 January 1947 |
| 1947–1950 | Albert Ehm | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | Resigned 20 January 1950 |
| 1948–1959 | Robert Hoeffel | Rally of the French People (RPF) | |
| 1948–1958 | René Radius | Rally of the French People (RPF) | |
| 1950–1952 | Alfred Wehrung | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| 1952–1958 | Ernest Koessler | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | |
| 1952–1959 | Paul Wach | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) | Reelected in 5th Republic |
| 1958–1959 | Jean-Philippe Bapst | Popular Republican Movement (MRP) |