Otto Meissner

Otto Meissner (1880-1953) Head of the Office of the President in the Weimar Republic, then of the Chancellery of the Reich. He held the Nazi Golden Party Badge and the rank of Minister without Portfolio, but had little influence on Nazi government and was acquitted in the Ministries Case (NMT). His influence, however, was much greater during Weimar, and he had a role in the transition between Presidential and Nazi rule.

The Presidential Chancellery was largely a ceremonial organization serving the Cabinet, and much less influential than the Chancelleries of the Fuehrer and [{Chancellery of the Nazi Party|Nazi Party]].