Eugen Fleischacker

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Eugen Fleischacker (born October 12, 1899 in Vienna ; † March 31, 1953 there ) was an Austrian politician .

Life

The son of a photographer initially graduated from the elementary school and the fact that after Mariahilfer State High School before he attended the University of Vienna Law studied. In 1924, Fleischacker received his doctorate in law. After a few months of working as a lawyer , Fleischacker joined the German-Austrian Trade Association in 1925 , and was elected director in 1933. In his position he took care of the concerns of merchants , as well as their status. In 1936 he took over the management of the German-Austrian Trade Association in Lower Austria .

After the National Socialists came to power , Fleischacker was ousted from his post because he is said to have refused to join the NSDAP ; subsequently he resumed his original practice as a lawyer. In 1942 he opened his own law firm in Vienna.

Political activity

In the interwar period, Fleischacker was close to the Christian Social Party and was involved in the Cartell Association ; from 1927 to 1928 he was a member of the paramilitary home guard .

At the time the National Socialists came to power in March 1938, Fleischacker was the senior secretary of the Landesgewerbeverband in Niederösterreich and administrator of the unified patriotic front party . In 1939 Fleischacker joined the NSKK , but left the organization again in 1944.

After the Second World War , Fleischacker took over the management of the Vienna Austrian Economic Association , a sub-organization of the newly founded Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).

On November 25, 1945, Fleischacker took up his mandate in the newly constituting Federal Council , only one month later, on December 20, 1945, in the government under Federal Chancellor Leopold Figl to be appointed as the new Minister for Economic Affairs and Construction . However, after five months, on May 10, 1946, he resigned from office.

Eugen Fleischacker remained a member of the Federal Council until his death. He died at the age of 52.

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  1. ↑ a b c Michael Wladika : On the representation of politicians and mandates with a Nazi past in the Austrian People's Party , p. 64 ff., Karl von Vogelsang Institute , 2018
personal data
SURNAME Fleischacker, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Federal Council
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1953
Place of death Vienna