Robert Ley

Robert Ley
Reich Organization Leader of the Nazi Party
In office 10 November 1934 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Adolf Hitler
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Head of the German Labour Front
In office 10 May 1933 – 8 May 1945
Leader	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Chief of Staff of the Reich Organization Leader of the Nazi Party
In office 9 December 1932 – 10 November 1934
Leader	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Gregor Strasser
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Gauleiter of Southern Rhineland, later Rhineland
In office 17 July 1925 – 31 May 1931
Preceded by	Heinrich Haake
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Additional positions
1940—1945	Reichskommissar for Social Housing Construction
1933—1945	Member of the Prussian State Council
1933—1945	Reichsleiter of the Nazi Party
1933–1945	Member of the Greater German Reichstag
June–December 1932	Reichsinspecteur of the Nazi Party
1930–1933	Member of the Reichstag
Personal details
Born	(1890-02-15)15 February 1890 Niederbreidenbach, Rhine Province, Prussia, German Empire
Died	25 October 1945(1945-10-25) (aged 55) Nuremberg Prison, Nuremberg, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Nationality	German
Political party	National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)
Children	5
Alma mater	Jena, Bonn, Münster
Known for	Head of the German Labour Front (1933–1945)
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1914–1920
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	10th Foot Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Iron Cross 2nd class Wound Badge, in silver

Robert Ley (German: [ˈlaɪ]; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German politician during the Nazi era, who headed the German Labour Front during its entire existence, from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the German Nazi Party, including Gauleiter, Reichsleiter and Reichsorganisationsleiter. He committed suicide in 1945 while awaiting trial at Nuremberg for crimes against humanity and war crimes.^[1]