Arthur Seyss Inquart (* 22. July 1892 in Stannern, (today Stonarov, Tschechien); "† 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg) was a lawyer, who had made career in the time of the national socialism in different functions politically and in the war crimes trial from 1946 condemned to death and one exekutiert.

Seyss Inquart was engaged since 1931 in Austrian organizations, which stood for the National Socialist German labour party (NSDAP) close. it joined 1938 the NSDAP. On pressure of Hitler - this demanded the participation of the NSDAP in government offices from the Austrian Federal Chancellor at that time Kurt Schuschnigg - this Seyss Inquart left the office of the Minister of the Interior in the context of the Berchtesgadener of agreement 1938. After Schuschniggs resignation was assigned Seyss Inquart by Federal President Wilhelm Miklas against-willingly however condition in accordance with for formation of a government and was from the 11. March to 13. March 1938 the last head of the government before the connection of Austria to the German Reich (see below "members of the last Federal Government").

Seyss Inquart was from 15. March 1938 until 30 April of 1939 directors/conductors of the Austrian federal state government (with the title realm governor, in the rank of a which was made smaller in May 1938 and which had to accomplish liquidation of the Austrian central offices; the government was cut strong by realm governor Josef and with the entry into force of the ostmark law at the 1. May 1939 dissolved. Seyss Inquart was a 1939-1945 realm Minister without division. 1939 became Seyss Inquart deputy of the governor general Hans franc in the occupied Polish areas. 1940 appointed Hitler it the realm commissioner in the occupied Netherlands. There Seyss Inquart was responsible for the introduction of hard labour, Deportationen of Netherlands Jews, striking down the February strike and shooting of resistance fighters.

In the war crimes trial of 1946 he was spoken in the charges 2, 3 and 4 (planning, provoking and execution of a war of aggression, a war crime and a crime against the humanity) for guilty, condemned to death by the strand and executed on 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg.

Members of the last Federal Government before that so-called "connection"

• Federal Chancellor: Arthur Seyss Inquart
• Vice-chancellor: Edmund Glaise Horstenau
• Federal Minister for foreign affairs: William Wolff
• Federal Minister for law: Franz Hueber
• Federal Minister for instruction: Oswald
• Federal Minister for social administration: Hugo jury
• Federal Minister for finances: Rudolf Neumayer
• Federal Minister for land and forestry: Anton Reinthaller
• Federal Minister for trade and traffic: Hans
• with the line of the Federal Ministry for national defense entrusts: Seyss Inquart as Federal Chancellors
• Undersecretary of state for safety organization: Chief of the police Michael Skubl (withdrew)
• the Federal Chancellor for affairs of public security added: Ernst Kaltenbrunner (leader of the Austrian SS)
• for the affairs of the political will formation: Major Hubert Klausner (national leader of the NSDAP Austria)

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