Ernst Höger
Ernst Höger (born August 30, 1945 in St. Veit an der Triesting , Lower Austria ; † December 24, 2019 in St. Pölten ) was an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ).
Life
The trained toolmaker came into politics through the trade union movement. From 1978 to 1980 he was state secretary of the metal-mining-energy union . He was buried on January 15, 2020 in Berndorf.
politics
Ernst Höger was from 1985 to 1998 SPÖ - state party chairman of Lower Austria, 1979-1980 Member of the Lower Austrian parliament , 1980-1999 National Council for municipal and residential nature and 1986-1999 Deputy Governor.
Awards
- 1992 honorary citizen of St. Pölten
- 1999 Ring of Honor of the State of Lower Austria
- 2005 street name in his home and town Berndorf and in Hirtenberg
- 2005 Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria presented by Heinz Fischer
- 2008 Ernst-Höger-Hof, residential complex in Wiener Neustadt
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Höger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ernst Höger on the website of the Landtag of Lower Austria
- Entry on Ernst Höger in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ernst Höger is dead. In: ORF.at . December 25, 2019, accessed December 25, 2019 .
- ^ SPÖ Lower Austria mourns the loss of long-time party leader Ernst Höger. In: derstandard.at, December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ↑ Ernst Höger buried in Berndorf. In: noe.orf.at, January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ↑ 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 | Höger, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Veit an der Triesting , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 2019 |
| Place of death | St. Polten |