▁dict atorial ▁control ▁of ▁Germany . ▁H ess ▁was ▁named ▁Deput y ▁F ühr er ▁( St ell vert re ter ▁des ▁F ühr ers ) ▁of ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet , ▁with ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Reich ▁Minister ▁without ▁Port folio , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December . ▁With ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁Brown ▁House ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁H ess ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁several ▁depart ments , ▁including ▁foreign ▁affairs , ▁fin ance , ▁health , ▁education ▁and ▁law . ▁All ▁legisl ation ▁passed ▁through ▁his ▁office ▁for ▁appro val , ▁except ▁that ▁concerning ▁the ▁army , ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁and ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁co - signed ▁many ▁of ▁Hitler ' s ▁decre es . ▁An ▁organ iser ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁N ure m berg ▁R al lies , ▁he ▁usually ▁gave ▁the ▁opening ▁speech ▁and ▁introduced ▁Hitler . ▁H ess ▁also ▁spoke ▁over ▁the ▁radio ▁and ▁at ▁r al lies ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁so ▁frequently ▁that ▁the ▁speech es ▁were ▁collected ▁into ▁book ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁H ess ▁acted ▁as ▁Hitler ' s ▁delegate ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁industrial ists ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁wealth ier ▁classes . ▁As ▁H ess ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁abroad , ▁Hitler ▁had ▁him ▁over see ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁NS D AP / A O ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁party ▁members ▁living ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁Hitler ▁instruct