Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert (; 4 February 1871 28 February 1925) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the first President of Germany from 1919 until his death in office in 1925.
Council of the People's Deputies
On 13 February 1919, the Council ceased to exist and formally gave up power to the newly created government of "Ministerpräsident" Scheidemann. Scheidemann had been appointed by Friedrich Ebert, who in turn had been elected the first temporary president of Germany ("Reichspräsident") by the National Assembly.