Karl Čermak

Karl Čermak (26 May 1881 – 24 October 1924) was a German socialist politician. A skilled organizer, Čermak emerged as a key leader of the labour movement in German Bohemia in the years preceding World War I. He went on to become a parliamentarian in the First Czechoslovak Republic.

Early life and work Čermak was born in Vienna on 26 May 1881. Čermak worked as a clerk. He headed the regional secretariat of the Social Democracy in German Bohemia 1911–1919.

DSAP leader and parliamentarian After the creation of Czechoslovakia, he became a key leader of the German Social Democratic Workers Party in the Czechoslovak Republic (DSAP). In contrast to his peers, Čermak was the sole member of the 1920s DSAP leadership that hailed from a major city (having been born in Vienna).

In September 1919 he was named Central Secretary of the party. After Josef Seliger's death, Čermak was named Vice Chairman of DSAP. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. He was replaced by Siegfried Taub as new Central Secretary of DSAP.