Richard Strasser

Richard Strasser (born March 28, 1889 in Eferding , † October 22, 1982 in Linz ) was an Upper Austrian worker and socialist politician.

Life

Richard Strasser was the son of the Danube shipper Andreas Strasser and his wife Maria (née Gallhammer). He was born in Eferding and worked as a metal worker, locksmith and lathe operator. From 1917 he was the organizer of the initially illegal workers' council. On January 14, 1919, he took over the provisional management of the Upper Austrian Workers' Council. On May 26, 1920 he resigned as chairman of the state workers' council. On June 8, 1920, after being rehabilitated by the Reich Workers 'Council in Vienna, he was again chairman of the Upper Austrian Workers' Council. In 1934 he fled to Czechoslovakia and later to the Soviet Union and in 1937 to England.

Professional activities

1919 to 1923 and 1926 to 1934 municipal council in Linz
June 23, 1919 - May 18, 1925 Member of the Upper Austrian Landtag (XII. Electoral period) for the Social Democratic Party (SD).
July 2, 1925 - January 29, 1931 Member of the Upper Austrian Landtag (13th electoral period) for the Social Democratic Party (SD).
from 1933 for Vinzenz Übleis until February 12, 1934 member of the Upper Austrian Landtag (XIVth electoral period) for the Social Democratic Party (SD).
1925 to 1934 and 1945 to 1954 secretary and later head of the economic department of the Chamber of Labor

literature

Harry Slapnicka : Upper Austria - The political leadership. 1918 to 1938 (= contributions to the contemporary history of Upper Austria. 3). Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-163-X , p. 253.

Web links

Biography of Richard Strasser on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
Photo by Richard Strasser in the forum OoeGeschichte.at

Individual evidence

↑ Chronik 1919, Land OÖ , accessed on June 19, 2011
↑ Ernst Koref's image of the enemy of the Communist Party of Austria - Upper Austria regional executive, accessed on June 19, 2011
^ Thomas Karny: Zeit der Wirren, The February 1934 - and its consequences ( Memento of November 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), Wiener Zeitung , Friday, February 6, 2004;

personal data
SURNAME	Strasser, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian politician (SD), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH	March 28, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eferding
DATE OF DEATH	October 22, 1982
Place of death	Linz

[1] Chronik 1919, Land OÖ , accessed on June 19, 2011

[2] Ernst Koref's image of the enemy of the Communist Party of Austria - Upper Austria regional executive, accessed on June 19, 2011

[3] Thomas Karny: Zeit der Wirren, The February 1934 - and its consequences ( Memento of November 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), Wiener Zeitung , Friday, February 6, 2004;