Scholz was a member of the
Communist Party of Germany and arrested several times after the
Nazis came into power. Scholz was appointed minister of agriculture and forestry in November 1950 succeeding
Ernst Goldenbaum in the post and was in office until May 1952. He was succeeded by Wilhelm Schröder in the post. He was again appointed minister of agriculture and forestry in November 1953, replacing Hans Reichelt in the post. He became the vice president of the Peoples' Friendship League in 1967. ==Later life and death==