Alfred Meyer
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.
Alfred Meyer | |
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Meyer in 1941 | |
| Deputy Reichsminister for the Occupied Eastern Territories | |
| In office 17 July 1941 – 11 April 1945 | |
| Leader | Alfred Rosenberg |
| Oberpräsident of the Province of Westphalia | |
| In office 4 November 1938 – 11 April 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand von Lüninck |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Amelunxen |
| Minister of State of the Free State of Lippe | |
| In office 1 February 1936 – 11 April 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Hans-Joachim Riecke |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich 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 5 October 1891 Göttingen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 11 April 1945 (aged 53) Hessisch Oldendorf, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Education | Jurisprudence and political science |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Würzburg |
| Profession | Legal consultant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1920 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | 363rd Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class |
By the time of his death at the end of World War II in Europe, he was a State Secretary and Deputy Reichsminister in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichsministerium für die Besetzten Ostgebiete or Ostministerium). 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.
Meyer committed suicide in April 1945.