Philipp Wilhelm Jung

Jung was born in Nieder-Flörsheim in the Grand Duchy of Hesse as the son of an elementary school teacher.

In 1933, after the Nazi Machtergreifung, he became president of the Hessian parliament.

After the dismissal of Wilhelm Ehrhard by the Nazis, Jung was appointed provisional mayor of the city of Mainz.

He was prime minister of the People's State of Hesse from September 1933 until March 1935 when this function was taken over by Jakob Sprenger.

During World War II Jung was the mayor of Vienna (1940–1943).