Erwin Altenburger

Erwin Altenburger (born November 3, 1903 in Mautern ; † February 7, 1984 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician of the ÖVP .

biography

The trained shoemaker was interested in politics early on and soon became involved with the Christian trade unionists . From 1927 he was a member of the trade union , and during the Nazi era from 1938 to 1945 he was politically persecuted and imprisoned. In 1947 he became Federal Minister in the Federal Chancellery without a portfolio and in 1955 was one of the two "contentious main negotiators" of the grand coalition for the social laws of the ASVG .

Altenburger's basic political orientation was Catholic social teaching . On his initiative, the FCG (fraction of Christian trade unionists in the ÖGB) was founded in 1951 to make the trade union federation dominated by the SPÖ more non-partisan.

His most important - and longest exercised - function was that of ÖGB Vice-President from 1948 to 1975. In these almost three decades and also as ÖAAB -Obmann, he exerted significant influence on Austria's social policy . Together with his long-time SP opponent Anton Benya , he shaped the social partnership that is so crucial for Austria's economic development .

Altenburger was awarded honorary membership of the Ö.kaV Rhaeto-Danubia Vienna in the ÖCV in 1948 and the K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Danubia Vienna in the MKV .

Awards

1955: Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Erwin Altenburger on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Entry on Erwin Altenburger in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
The history of the Austrian trade union movement, Part 1 (1956-1969) ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 457 kB)
Entry about Erwin Altenburger in Biolex, the web lexicon of the ÖCV
Archive recordings with Erwin Altenburger in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (parliamentary debates, radio broadcasts)

personal data
SURNAME	Altenburger, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH	November 3, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mautern
DATE OF DEATH	7th February 1984
Place of death	Vienna

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