Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia
Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia Liberale Bürgerpartei Besmeniens | |
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| Abbreviation | LBB |
| Founded | 28 May 1930 |
| Dissolved | 28 November 1963 |
| Succeeded by | FBBP |
| Headquarters | Laitstadt |
| Ideology | National liberalism Libertarianism Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colors | Dark yellow |
The Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia (Besmenian: Liberale Bürgerpartei Besmeniens), was a national-liberal political party in East Besmenia.
The LBB was founded in 1930, after the Besmenian Democratic Party and the Besmenian Freedom Party merged into a common party. As early as the 1928 East Besmenian federal election, both parties stood for election as a party alliance under the name Liberal Citizen's. The party was a member of the East Besmenian government from 1940 to 1956 and was the largest party in the Federal Chamber from 1944 to 1956. LBB-Chairman Albrecht Neumann served as Prime Minister from 1944 to 1956.
In the early 1960s disputes within the party arose over political alignment. In 1963, Jürgen Rothmann, a supporter of the centre-liberal wing of LBB, became chairman. Under Rothmann, the LBB was renamed to Free Besmenian Citizen's Party and concentrated on a stronger centre-liberal orientation.
History
Ideology and policies
Election results
Chairmans of the LBB
| Leader | Year | |
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| 1 | Anton Zimmermann | 1930–1933 |
| 2 | Albrecht Neumann | 1933–1957 |
| 3 | Erich Kenther | 1957–1961 |
| 4 | Waldemar Rist | 1961–1963 |
| 5 | Jürgen Rothmann | 1963 |