Erich Wiesner (politician, 1927)

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Erich Wiesner (born June 16, 1927 in Altheim ; † November 24, 2001 in Ried im Innkreis ) was an Austrian industrialist and politician ( ÖVP ). From 1967 to 1991 he was a member of the Upper Austrian Landtag .

Life

Erich Wiesner was born on June 16, 1927 as the son of the builder Rudolf Wiesner (1896–1966) and his wife Theresia (née Huber; 1896–1982), an employee, as one of six children. He attended elementary school in Altheim and the main school in Braunau am Inn , then he graduated from the HTL Mödling and HTBLuVA Salzburg , which he shares with the war Matura finished. In 1944 Wiesner was drafted into the Wehrmacht; 1945-1946 he was in Berlin and Saxony in captivity . He then studied at the Technical University of Vienna , where he received his Dr. techn. PhD. During this time he also came into contact with the Vienna-based KÖStV Kürnberg , which was founded in 1900 , a color-bearing and non-striking student association and member of the Austrian Cartel Association (ÖCV), of which he became a member on October 8, 1947 and was given the couleur name Hannibal . In the winter semester 1949/50, as well as in the summer semester 1950 Wiesner appeared as a senior within the KÖStV Kürnberg ; in the 1950 summer semester his consenior was Karl Kehrer , who also succeeded him as a senior. One of his body foxes was the journalist and author Hubert Feichtlbauer .

After completing his studies, Wiesner joined his parents' company, the Wiesner-Hager KG company . In 1960 he became a partner there, after the death of his father in 1966, a general partner . He headed the structural and civil engineering department and expanded the operation to include roof and hall construction made of laminated timber. In 1991 Wiesner withdrew from the company's management.

In addition to his professional activity, Wiesner was also active in the respective trade associations and interest groups. He was a member of the Upper Austria Chamber of Commerce , where he acted as regional guild master for carpenters and as district chairman of the Braunau am Inn economic association. Wiesner was also a member of the Federal Wood Industry Council and the Austrian Society for Wood Research, scientific advisory board in the Ministry of Construction and Trade and chairman of the glue construction association. In addition, he was a member of the supervisory board of Vereinigte Metallwerke Ranshofen .

Wiesner was married to Elisabeth (née Maier; * 1929) since May 21, 1956; the couple had five children. His nephew Markus (* 1956), a son of his brother Rudolf (1926–1993), - both also belonged to the KÖStV Kürnberg - joined the family business in 1984/85 after completing his studies, and in 1990 took over the management and leads it today (as of 2019).

politics

In 1954, Wiesner became the organizer of the ÖVP Braunau and chairman of the Altheim Economic Association . From 1960 to 1970 he was district chairman of the ÖVP Braunau, from 1966 also district chairman of the Braunau economic union. From 1967 Wiesner was elected to the Upper Austrian Landtag , of which he was a member until 1991. There he was a long-time member of the committees for economic affairs, finances and general and internal affairs.

Awards

In 1994 Wiesner was awarded the Golden Decoration of Honor of the Province of Upper Austria ; He was also the holder of the Julius Raab Medal of the Austrian Economic Association and the professional title of building officer.

literature

  • Harry Slapnicka : Upper Austria - The political leadership from 1945 (=  contributions to the contemporary history of Upper Austria . Volume 12 ). Upper Austrian Provincial Archives, Linz 1989, ISBN 978-3-900313-47-0 , p. 319 f .
  • Michael Polgar: 100 years of K.Ö.ST.V. Kürnberg 1900–2000 . Self-published, Rohrbach 2000, p. 181, 350 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Josef Lehner: Wiesner: Grown together, strong separately. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , January 29, 2011, accessed on March 24, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Wiesner, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian industrialist and politician (ÖVP)
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Altheim
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 2001
Place of death Ried im Innkreis