Schwede's loyalty was rewarded when Hitler appointed him to the powerful NSDAP Gauleiter position in Pomerania on 21 July 1934 and made him Oberpräsident of the provincial government on 30 July. He succeeded Rudolf zur Bonsen in the government post, and he also became president of the Pomeranian Provincial Council. Thus Schwede united under his control the highest Party and governmental offices in the province.
Schwede's loyalty was rewarded when Hitler appointed him to a powerful position in the Nazi Party, specifically as Gauleiter of Pomerania on July 21, 1934, and made him Oberpräsident of the provincial government on July 30th. He replaced Rudolf zur Bonsen in the government post and also became president of the Pomeranian Provincial Council. This consolidated Schwede's control over both the highest Party and governmental offices within the province.