Charles Hueber

Charles Louis Hueber (21 August 1883 – 18 August 1943) was an Alsatian politician. He was the mayor of Strasbourg between 1929 and 1935, and a member of the French National Assembly twice.

Hueber became involved in political struggles at a young age. In 1900 he founded the Alsatian section of the Metal Workers Trade Union. In 1910 he became the secretary of the Social Democratic Party branch in Alsace-Lorraine. He fought in the German Army during World War I, and became a sergeant. During the revolutionary upsurge of 1918, Hueber acted as the chairman of the Strasbourg Soldiers Council.

At the end of the war, Hueber argued in favour of the creation of an independent, neutral Alsatian state. The fame he achieved from being arrested helped him to get elected to the French National Assembly the following year.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 1936.

Hueber escaped arrest in the 1939 crackdown on Alsatian autonomist leaders, due to his deteriorating health. On 14 February 1942 Hueber was appointed municipal councilor of Strasbourg by the German authorities.