Johann Böhm (politician, 1886)

Johann Böhm (born January 26, 1886 in Stögersbach , Lower Austria , † May 13, 1959 in Vienna ) was an Austrian trade union official and politician ( SPÖ ).

Life

After attending the elementary school and the community school in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Johann Böhm learned the trade of bricklayer . In 1903 he joined the union . From 1921 he was head of the Viennese branch of the building trade union. From 1927 he was a member of the City Council of Vienna. From 1930 to 1934 he was a member of the National Council .

In 1939 he became a foreman , and from 1940 he worked for a construction trade association.

Böhm was State Secretary for Social Administration from April to December 1945. In 1945 he was one of the founders of the non-partisan Austrian Federation of Trade Unions , of which he was president from 1945 to 1959. During the same period he was also second president of the National Council and a member of the SPÖ board. In 1947 he concluded a secret agreement with Franz Olah to form a stay-behind organization under the code name Austrian Hiking, Sports and Social Club .

Johann Böhm was one of the main initiators of the social partnership and was remembered decades after his death: On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of his birthday, a ceremony was held on January 28, 2011 in the plenary hall of the Austrian National Council in the presence of the Federal President and high-ranking officials and employees of the Austrian Social administration takes place.

Honors

Grave of Johann Böhm at the Vienna Central Cemetery

In 1951 he was one of the winners of the Karl Renner Prize .
In 1954 Böhm received the Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
In 2009 the Johann-Böhm-Platz in Vienna- Leopoldstadt (2nd district) was named after him, where the headquarters of the ÖGB (“Catamaran”) has been located since 2010.

literature

Guenther Steiner: Johann Böhm in the Austrian social insurance. Study on behalf of the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions . Verlag des ÖGB Vienna 2011. ISBN 978-3-7035-1489-0 .
125 years of Johann Böhm. Ceremony in Parliament. Specialized journal “Soziale Sicherheit”, published by the main association of Austrian social insurance agencies. Year 2011, February issue, pages 56–58.

Web links

Johann Böhm on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Entry on Johann Böhm in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Entry on Johann Böhm in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Johann Boehm. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
Literature by and about Johann Böhm in the catalog of the German National Library
Parliamentary debates with Johann Böhm in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library

Individual evidence

↑ Press release of the PK parliamentary correspondence via Austrian Press Agency APA on January 28, 2011.
↑ Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1951, sheet 2230
↑ Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 26, 1952, sheet 111
↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)

personal data
SURNAME	Bohm, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian trade union official and politician (SPÖ)
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stögersbach , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1959
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Press release of the PK parliamentary correspondence via Austrian Press Agency APA on January 28, 2011.

[2] Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1951, sheet 2230

[3] Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 26, 1952, sheet 111

[4] List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)