Franz Odehnal

Franz Odehnal (born December 26, 1870 in Brno , Moravia , † December 24, 1928 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician .

Life

Franz Odehnal, the son of an imperial-royal official, had originally planned to become a clergyman, so he initially entered Klosterneuburg Abbey as a novice . Nevertheless, he later switched to civil service and became a post office worker in Graz . Here he also studied law at the University of Graz and graduated in 1903. A year later, in 1904, he was transferred to Vienna , where he was initially appointed Ministerialrat in the Post Office Savings Bank and, over time, was promoted to the rank of Executive Director.

Franz Odehnal's political career began in 1911 when he was elected to the District Council of Vienna-Währing for the Christian Social Party (CSP) . In 1919 he moved to the Vienna City Council for a few months . On November 10, 1920, he took up a mandate in the Austrian National Council , an office that he held until his death.

On May 31, 1922, Odehnals was appointed Federal Minister for Transport ; however, he stayed there for only eleven months, until April 16, 1923.

Franz Odehnal died just two days before his birthday at the age of 57.

Description by Karl Renner

The social democratic politician Karl Renner , first state chancellor of the new republic, remembered Odehnal as a teenager in 1946:

In the same class as me, there was only Otmar, Franz Odehnal, who only joined us in fifth (that meant the Piarist high school in Nikolsburg in South Moravia) . If I am not mistaken, his father had been transferred from Olomouc to Nikolsburg and earned his daily bread as the office organ of the district administration . The "Franzl" was a lovable companion, sang the second tenor next to Kern, conquered all hearts, especially the female ones, with his sociable and cheerful nature. As Chancellor of State I should greet him again and renew my old friendship with him, who later became Minister of the Seipel Cabinet .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karl Renner: At the turn of the second times. Memories of life , Danubia-Verlag, Vienna 1946, p. 155 f.

literature

• Odehnal Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978,ISBN 3-7001-0187-2, p. 204 f. (Direct links on p. 204 , p. 205 ).

Web links

• Franz Odehnal on the website of the Austrian Parliament