How many Nazi ministers were in Adolf Hitler’s first coalition cabinet?

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Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933. — Adolf Hitler Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, c. 1933.

In Adolf Hitler’s first coalition cabinet, the Nazis held only 3 out of 11 seats. These positions were held by:12

Adolf Hitler: Chancellor12
Wilhelm Frick: Reichsminister of the interior12
Hermann Göring: Reichsminister without portfolio12

The remaining ministerial posts were held by non-Nazi nationalists and conservative figures, such as Alfred Hugenberg, who led the ministry of economy and the ministry of food and agriculture, and Konstantin von Neurath, who served as the foreign minister. Vice-chancellor Franz von Papen and other conservative partners initially believed they could restrain the Nazis by maintaining a majority in the cabinet, but they were ultimately unable to prevent the consolidation of Hitler's dictatorial power.123