Alfred Migsch

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Alfred Migsch's tomb in the Ottakringer Friedhof

Alfred Migsch (born November 5, 1901 in Vienna ; † October 18, 1975 there ) was an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ). Migsch was a member of the National Council for over two decades and, between 1947 and 1949, Federal Minister for Electrification and Energy.

Life

Alfred Migsch joined the Socialist Workers' Youth (SAJ) as a youth and began studying economics and sociology at the University of Vienna in 1921 , which he obtained in 1936 with the academic degree Dr. rer. pole. completed. In 1921 Migsch got a job with the municipality of Vienna, where he was employed on the city school board between 1922 and 1929. Between 1922 and 1925 Migsch was active as a leading functionary of the SAJ and from 1929 worked as a secretary for the city council Anton Weber . In 1934 Migsch was transferred to the district administration of Favoriten.

After the Austrian Civil War he continued his political engagement. During the time of National Socialism he joined the “Anti-Hitler Movement in Austria” and edited the illegal newspaper “Truth” , which appeared in January 1943. The matrices for the reproduction of the newspaper were partly made by his colleague Marianne Kühnlein in his office in the town hall, and partly by Migsch himself in his apartment. Migsch was arrested by the Gestapo in January 1944, but the Gestapo could not prove any criminal acts. Nevertheless, he was imprisoned in Mauthausen concentration camp until its liberation by the Allies in May 1945.

After the end of the Second World War, Migsch was sworn in as a member of the National Council on December 19, 1945, of which he was initially a member until January 18, 1955. At the same time, Migsch belonged to the Federal Government Figl I between November 24, 1947 and November 8, 1949 as Minister for Electrification and Energy. On December 12, 1954, Migsch was sworn in as the official city councilor for personnel matters, administrative and operational reform in Vienna, but resigned this office on April 13, 1956. He was again a member of the National Council between August 8, 1956 and March 30, 1966. Although Migsch himself had been a concentration camp prisoner, he advocated a "differentiated and cautious integration of former National Socialists" into the SPÖ and took a relatively tough stance towards Jewish restitution claims.

After his death, Migsch was buried in the Ottakringer Friedhof (group 24, row 13, no. 1).

Publications

  • The family wages. Berlin, Vienna [a. a.], Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag, 1938
  • The way to reconstruction and freedom of Austria. Vienna 1946
  • The way out of the economic chaos. From the lecture in the Auditorium Maximum of the University of Vienna on the occasion of the large rally of the Free Trade Association of Austria. Vienna 1947
  • A people is fighting for its life. Vienna, Verlag der Wiener Volksbuchhandlung, 1949
  • Attack on Austria. A factual report on the attempted communist coup in September - October 1950. Vienna 1950
  • Adolf Schärf in his time. Vienna, Verlag der Wiener Volksbuchhandlung, 1957
  • Parliament without opposition. 1963

literature

  • Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna . Vol. 4, Vienna 1995

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personal data
SURNAME Migsch, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 18th October 1975
Place of death Vienna