A key figure of Hitler’s inner circle was Joseph Goebbels, minister of propaganda and a fervent follower whom Hitler selected to succeed him as chancellor. However, Goebbels only held the post for one day before committing suicide. Also notable were Hermann Göring, who was a leader of the Nazi Party and one of the primary architects of the Nazi police state in Germany; Heinrich Himmler, who was second in power to Hitler; Joachim von Ribbentrop, foreign minister and chief negotiator of various treaties; Martin Bormann, who was one of Hitler’s closest lieutenants; and Walther Funk, an economist who served as president of the Reichsbank.