Heinrich Brüning
On 8 December 1931, Chancellor Heinrich Brüning, a personal friend, appointed Goerdeler as "Reich" Price Commissioner and entrusted him with the task of overseeing his deflationary policies. The sternness with which Goerdeler administered his task as Price Commissioner made him a well-known figure in Germany. However, he later resigned from the DNVP because Alfred Hugenberg was a committed foe of the Brüning government.