Anton Bayr (politician)

Anton Bayr (born November 18, 1927 in Zederhaus ) is a former Austrian politician ( ÖVP ) and district school inspector. Between 1981 and 1993 he was a member of the National Council .

education and profession

After primary school in Heiligenblut, Anton Bayr attended secondary school in Pöggstall and subsequently graduated from the St. Pölten teacher training college , which he completed in 1949 with the Matura. After that he joined the school service of the state of Lower Austria from 1950 and between 1973 and 1981 he was the district school inspector in the Melk school district. He was given the professional title of government councilor.

Bayr applied for membership in the NSDAP on January 20, 1944, which took place on April 20, 1944. He fought in the German Wehrmacht in the Second World War , fled after two days at the front and was taken prisoner, spending two years in Soviet captivity in the Ural region (GULAG archipelago). Based on his memories, he wrote the work “Forgotten Fates. Struggle for Survival in Soviet Camps - A Prisoner of War Remembers ”, published in 2005.

politics

Anton Bayr was elected local party chairman of the ÖVP- Krummnussbaum in 1960 and also held the office of district chairman of the ÖAAB Melk and the main district party chairman of the ÖVP Melk. He was a local councilor in Krummnussbaum from 1960 and held the office of mayor from 1975 to 1988. He was also the President of the Catholic Action of the Diocese of St. Pölten from 1969 to 1975 .

Bayr was a member of the National Council from June 10, 1981 to July 8, 1993. Bayr was education spokesman for the ÖVP parliamentary club.

Awards

1992: Great Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria

Web links

Literature by and about Anton Bayr in the catalog of the German National Library
Anton Bayr on the website of the Austrian Parliament

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Wladika : On the representation of politicians and mandataries with a Nazi past in the Austrian People's Party 1945–1980. A group biographical study. Research project on behalf of the Karl von Vogelsang Institute. Vienna 2018, p. 114 ( PDF ).
↑ ots.at
↑ 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	Bayr, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH	November 18, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cedar house

[1] Michael Wladika : On the representation of politicians and mandataries with a Nazi past in the Austrian People's Party 1945–1980. A group biographical study. Research project on behalf of the Karl von Vogelsang Institute. Vienna 2018, p. 114 ( PDF ).

[2] ts.at

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