Alfred Meyer

Alfred Meyer
Meyer in 1941
Deputy Reichsminister for the Occupied Eastern Territories
In office
17 July 1941 – 11 April 1945
LeaderAlfred Rosenberg
Oberpräsident of the Province of Westphalia
In office
4 November 1938 – 11 April 1945
Preceded byFerdinand von Lüninck
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of State of the Free State of Lippe
In office
1 February 1936 – 11 April 1945
Preceded byHans-Joachim Riecke
Succeeded byHeinrich Drake
Reichsstatthalter of the Free State of Lippe
In office
16 May 1933 – 11 April 1945
Reichsstatthalter of the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe
In office
16 May 1933 – 11 April 1945
Gauleiter of the Gau of North Westphalia
In office
31 January 1931 – 11 April 1945
Personal details
Born
Gustav Alfred Julius Meyer

(1891-10-05)5 October 1891
Göttingen, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 53)
Hessisch Oldendorf, Province of Westphalia,
Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany
Cause of deathSuicide
Political partyNazi Party
EducationJurisprudence and political science, Ph.D.
Alma materLausanne University
University of Bonn
University of Würzburg
ProfessionLegal consultant
Known forWannsee Conference participant
Civilian awardsGolden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Years of service1912–1920
RankHauptmann
Unit68th (6th Rhenish) Infantry Regiment
363rd Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I
Military awardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords
Wound Badge

Gustav Alfred Julius Meyer (5 October 1891 – 11 April 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician. He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was the Gauleiter of North Westphalia from 1931 to 1945, the Oberpräsident of the Province of Westphalia from 1938 to 1945 and the Reichsstatthalter of Lippe and Schaumburg-Lippe from 1933 to 1945. In 1941 he became the Permanent Deputy to the Reichsminister of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories. He represented the ministry with Georg Leibbrandt in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was planned. Near the end of World War II in Europe, Meyer committed suicide in April 1945.