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

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Nazi SS troops march in formation carrying banners with swastikas and eagles at the 1933 Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, with trees in the background. — Third Reich A Nazi Party rally at Nürnberg, Germany, in 1933.

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

These positions were:
* Chancellor: Adolf Hitler12
* Reichsminister of the Interior: Wilhelm Frick12
* Reichsminister without portfolio: Hermann Göring12

Conservative politicians held the remaining cabinet positions, as those who appointed Hitler believed his radical tendencies would be checked by the presence of other parties in the government.13