Paul Pleiger

Paul Pleiger
Pleiger in Nuremberg, c. 1946–1949
Supervisory Board Chairman Reichswerke Hermann Göring
In office 1 May 1942 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Paul Körner
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Reich Commissioner for Coal Supply
In office 24 March 1941 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Chairman, Reich Coal Association
In office 24 March 1941 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1899-09-28)28 September 1899 Buchholz-Kämpen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	22 July 1985(1985-07-22) (aged 85) Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Awards	Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords Golden Party Badge

Paul Pleiger (28 September 1899 – 22 July 1985) was a German entrepreneur and corporate executive who was involved in managing the war economy of Nazi Germany. He was the managing director of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring from 1937 and became chairman of its supervisory board in 1942. From 1941, he served as the Reich Delegate for Coal Supply and the chairman of the Reich Coal Association. He was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Nuremberg Military Tribunal and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment.