Alexander Götz (politician)

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Alexander Götz (around 1987)

Alexander Götz (born February 27, 1928 in Graz ; † January 18, 2018 there ) was an Austrian politician ( FPÖ ). From 1978 to 1980 he was federal party leader of the FPÖ , in 1979 a member of the National Council and from 1973 to 1983 mayor of Graz .

Life

Alexander Götz, son of the founding chairman of the Styrian FPÖ Alexander Götz senior , attended a federal high school in Graz after elementary school . After graduating from high school in 1947, he studied civil engineering, which he completed in 1953 as a graduate engineer. 1956 doctorate he became Doctor of Law , in 1958 he earned a doctorate Dr. rer. pole.

In 1955 he joined the FPÖ, which was newly founded in November, and in 1958 he became a city councilor in Graz. From 1964 to 1973 he was Vice Mayor and then Mayor of Graz until 1983 . In the VI. (1965–1970) and VII. Legislative period (1970–1974) he was also a member of the Styrian Landtag . From 1964 to 1983 he was FPÖ state party leader in Styria .

In 1978 he succeeded Friedrich Peter as federal party leader of the FPÖ , in 1980 he was replaced in this function by Norbert Steger . From June to November 1979 he was a member of the FPÖ and club chairman in the National Council .

Although his party was by far only the third strongest force in 1973, he was elected to office with the votes of the ÖVP . Before that, the SPÖ, which had ruled Graz up until then, suffered a severe defeat under Mayor Gustav Scherbaum , which was mainly due to its adherence to the "Eggenberger Trasse", the route of the Pyhrn Autobahn through the middle of the city. In addition to the newly emerging citizens' initiatives, Götz also emerged as an opponent of this transit route. In the municipal council election in 1983, the FPÖ fell from 14 to 9 seats, after which he had to end his political career.

He took over the management of the Styrian technology consulting center "TECHNOVA", which he held until 1993, and from 1983 to 1997 he was President of the Grazer Messe International. With the FPÖ, of which he was one of the founding members, it came to an end under the chairmanship of Jörg Haider , who urged him to renounce his “million pensions” (about 2½ million ATS / ~ 200,000 € per year for his politician and civil servant pension) Rift. Götz challenged the encroachment on the pension regulations for politicians at the constitutional court and was right, the city of Graz had to pay 7 million ATS / 500,000 €. He thereby violated the dismantling of privileges propagated by the party and was expelled from the FPÖ. Alexander Götz did not accept it. He appealed to the party court and prevailed again. The exclusion has been reversed.

In the municipal council elections in Graz in 2017 , he ran for the FPÖ on position 96.

He was a member of the Academic Gymnastics Club (ATV) in Graz.

Awards

Fonts

  • Urban transport economic problems. [With pl. U. Diagr.] Staatswiss. Diss., Graz 1958 Catalog list Austrian National Library
  • Federal Party Congress 1978. Freedom. Bildungswerk, Vienna 1978
  • Delicious - a decade as the mayor of Graz. Stocker, Graz 1996

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurier: Controversial politician: Grazer Former Mayor Götz is dead . Article from January 18, 2018, accessed on January 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dynastic Succession" is extremely rare. In: DiePresse.com. May 10, 2013, accessed December 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Alexander Götz on the website of the Austrian Parliament
  4. ↑ FPÖ Graz has 162 candidates ( Memento from January 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ "Acta studentica, 46/1982, page 7
  6. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Götz, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2018
Place of death Graz