Alfred Meyer

Alfred Meyer
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	Position abolished
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 (1891-10-05)5 October 1891 Göttingen, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 53) Hessisch Oldendorf, Province of Westphalia, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Suicide
Political party	Nazi Party
Education	Jurisprudence and political science, Ph.D.
Alma mater	Lausanne University University of Bonn University of Würzburg
Profession	Legal consultant
Known for	Wannsee Conference participant
Civilian awards	Golden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1912–1920
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	68th (6th Rhenish) Infantry Regiment 363rd Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I
Military awards	Iron 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.