Hitler cabinet
Hitler cabinet | |
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1st Cabinet of Nazi Germany | |
| 1933–1945 | |
First session of the cabinet, 30 January 1933 | |
| Date formed | 30 January 1933 |
| Date dissolved | 30 April 1945 (12 years and 3 months) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg (1933–1934) Adolf Hitler (as Führer, 1934–1945) |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| Vice-Chancellor | Franz von Papen (1933–1934) |
| Member parties |
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| Status in legislature | Minority (coalition) (Jan–Mar 1933) Majority (coalition) (Mar–Jul 1933) One-party state (from Jul 1933) |
| History | |
| Elections | |
| Predecessor | Schleicher cabinet |
| Successor | Goebbels cabinet |
The Hitler cabinet was the government of Nazi Germany between 30 January 1933 and 30 April 1945 upon the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. It was contrived by the national conservative politician Franz von Papen, who reserved the office of the Vice-Chancellor for himself. Originally, Hitler's first cabinet was called the Reich Cabinet of National Salvation (German: Reichskabinett der nationalen Rettung), which was a coalition of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and the national conservative German National People's Party (DNVP). The Hitler cabinet lasted until his suicide during the defeat of Nazi Germany. Hitler's cabinet was succeeded by the short-lived Goebbels cabinet, with Karl Dönitz appointed by Hitler as the new Reichspräsident.