Anton Rohrhofer

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Anton Rohrhofer (born December 20, 1882 in Vienna ; † August 23, 1965 there ) was an Austrian wagon entrepreneur and politician ( ÖVP ). Rohrhofer was a member of the Viennese state parliament and a member of the municipal council between 1945 and 1949, and an executive city councilor between 1945 and 1950.

Former location of the wagon company in Vienna-Simmering , 2014

Rohrhofer ran a large trucking company and from 1922 was a member of the management of the professional association of Viennese truckers. Between 1929 and 1938 he headed this professional organization and from 1919 was active in various functions of the Christian Social Party . Rohrhofer belonged to the resistance movement and was sent to the city senate by the ÖVP after the Second World War. On August 29, 1945, he took over the office of the official city councilor for economic affairs in the state government of Körner I. On February 14, 1946, he moved to the state government of Körner II in the department for building authorities and other technical matters, to which he also belonged at the beginning of the state government of Körner III . On March 14, 1950, Rohrhofer resigned from office after exceeding the age limit prescribed by the ÖVP for elected officials. In addition, Rohrhofer was between December 13, 1945 and December 5, 1949 a member of the Vienna State Parliament and a member of the Vienna City Council.

After his death, Rohrhofer was buried in the Simmeringer Friedhof (part A, group 18, row G14, no. 16).

Awards

reception

The Anton-Rohrhofer-Hof (Vienna XI., Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 58) was named after Rohrhofer in 1966 and Rohrhofergasse (Vienna XI.) In 1971.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historical review of the town hall correspondence from March 1950. In: wien.gv.at. Retrieved July 27, 2011 .

literature

  • Magistrate of the City of Vienna (Ed.): The City Council of the City of Vienna, the Vienna State Parliament, the Vienna City Senate, the Vienna State Government 1945 - 1985 . Vienna 1986

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personal data
SURNAME Rohrhofer, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian wagon entrepreneur and politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1965
Place of death Vienna