Editing Deputy Führer of Tanoa

{{Infobox official post
| post = Deputy Führer
| native_name = Stellvertretender Führer
| body = the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
| insignia =
| insigniasize =
| insigniacaption =
| department = [[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
| member_of = [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
| reports_to = [[Führer of Tanoa]]
| appointer = [[Führer of Tanoa]]
| formation = 6 November 1980
| first = [[Daniel Paap]]
| last = [[Daniel Paap]]
| abolished = 30 November 2024
| residence = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
}}

The '''Deputy Führer of Tanoa''' (German: ''Stellvertretender Führer'') was the second-highest political office in the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]. The position was created during the leadership transition from [[Jan Paap]] to [[Eef Paap]] in 1980 and functioned as the central coordinating post for ministries, command offices, and long-term administrative planning.

The Deputy Führer reported directly to the [[Führer of Tanoa]] and operated within the senior leadership framework of the [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]. The office existed from 1980 until the collapse of the regime on 30 November 2024.

== Role ==

The Deputy Führer served as the regime’s primary administrative coordinator beneath the Führer. Responsibilities typically included:
Coordination of ministries and central administrative offices, supervision of long-term governance planning, enforcement and distribution of Führer directives across departments, and institutional liaison between the political leadership and major state bodies.

In practice, the office was closely associated with the [[Führerhauptamt der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]], which functioned as the executive office directly beneath the Führer and supported centralized policy implementation.

== Residence ==

The official residence of the Deputy Führer was in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. The location was used as a base for external coordination, liaison with overseas administrative networks, and senior-level meetings connected to the regime’s operations in South America.

== History ==

The office was established on 6 November 1980, the same date that [[Eef Paap]] was formally promoted to [[Führer of Tanoa]] in [[Georgetown]]. [[Daniel Paap]] was appointed as the first Deputy Führer and remained the only holder of the position.

During the regime’s later decades, the Deputy Führer was widely associated with the integration of financial administration, population registration systems, and territorial oversight mechanisms under centralized command.

The position ended with the collapse of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen in late 2024.

== Office holders ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Term of office
! Notes
|-
| [[Daniel Paap]]
| 6 November 1980 – 5 August 2024
| Only office holder. Killed during a [[Fish Collective]] ambush in [[Comodoro Rivadavia]], [[Argentina]].
|}

== See also ==

* [[Führer of Tanoa]]
* [[Daniel Paap]]
* [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Führerhauptamt der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]

[[Category:Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
[[Category:Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
[[Category:Political offices]]