Jakob Sprenger | |
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 Sprenger in 1942 | |
| Gauleiter of Hesse-Nassau South | |
| In office 1 April 1927 – 1 January 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Linder |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Gauleiter of Gau Hesse-Nassau | |
| In office 1 January 1933 – 7 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Reichsstatthalter of the People's State of Hesse | |
| In office 5 May 1933 – 7 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister-President of the People's State of Hesse | |
| In office 1 March 1935 – 25 March 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Philipp Wilhelm Jung |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Reiner (acting) |
| Oberpräsident of the Province of Nassau | |
| In office 1 July 1944 – 24 April 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Hans Bredow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1884 Oberhausen, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | 7 May 1945 (aged 60) Kössen, Nazi Germany |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
| Other political affiliations | German Party National Socialist Freedom Party |
| Occupation | Postal official |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Branch/service |  Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Leutnant |
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class |
Jakob Sprenger (24 July 1884 – 7 May 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who was the Party's Gauleiter of Hesse-Nassau South from 1927 to 1933 and Gau Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1945. He was also the Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) and Minister-President of the People's State of Hesse, the Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Nassau and an SA-Obergruppenführer.