Alfred Dallinger

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Alfred Dallinger (born November 7, 1926 in Vienna , † February 23, 1989 in Rorschach ) was an Austrian trade unionist and politician ( SPÖ ). From 1974 to 1983 he was a member of the National Council and from 1980 until his death in 1989 Federal Minister for Social Affairs .

Political career

The trained pharmacist became youth secretary of the private employees 'union in 1948, deputy managing director and central secretary in 1966, and from 1974 chairman and managing director of the private employees' union .

In 1974 Alfred Dallinger became a member of the Austrian National Council and retained his mandate until the 1983 elections.

He was an advocate of reducing working hours to a 35-hour week. His most controversial idea was that of a value added tax to secure the social security system . This idea was criticized as a “machine control” by the opposition, business representatives and the press.

He co-founded the professional development institute in Vienna. Alfred-Dallinger-Platz in Vienna's 3rd district was named after him.

Government member

In 1980, Bruno Kreisky appointed Dallinger to the Austrian Federal Government as Minister of Social Affairs . In this function he belonged to the Kreisky IV , Sinowatz , Vranitzky I and Vranitzky II cabinets .

In 1984/1985 there was a controversy between Dallinger and the governor of Salzburg, Wilfried Haslauer senior , who disregarded an instruction from the Minister of Social Affairs. The Constitutional Court, which Dallinger had called upon, sentenced the governor in 1985.

death

On February 23, 1989, Alfred Dallinger was a passenger of a machine on the Rhine Valley Flight , which , coming from Vienna-Schwechat , crashed into Lake Constance under unexplained circumstances while approaching the St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport near Rorschach ( Rheintalflug flight 102 ). All eleven people on board lost their lives in the accident. Dallinger's grave is located in the Gießhübl cemetery in the Mödling district .

Awards

In 1984 he received the Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold on Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria .

In 2005, Alfred-Dallinger-Platz in Vienna- Landstrasse (3rd district) was named after the minister. Wonkaplatz in Donaustadt (22nd district) has been named after the unionist Richard Wonka, who had an accident with Dallinger, since 2010 .

literature

  • Oswin Martinek (ed.): Social policy and social planning: Festschrift for Alfred Dallinger for his 60th birthday . Vienna 1996, Europa-Verlag, 1986. ISBN 3-203-50978-4

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alfred Dallinger in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  2. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)

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personal data
SURNAME Dallinger, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1989
Place of death Rorschach