Friedrich Hillegeist
Friedrich Hillegeist (born February 21, 1895 in Vienna , † December 3, 1973 in Vienna) was an Austrian politician.
Life
After attending the commercial academy , Hillegeist worked from 1913 to 1929 as a commercial clerk at Siemens-Schuckertwerke in Vienna. From 1929 he was secretary of the Federation of Industrial Employees Austria. He wrote poetry and in 1933 became a member of the Association of Socialist Writers . From 1934 he was an advertiser for small life insurances at the insurance company Phönix. During the National Socialist era , he was imprisoned for 14 months, including from September 1, 1939 to the end of April 1940 in Buchenwald concentration camp .
After the end of the war, Hillegeist got involved again in the trade union movement: from 1945 to 1963 he was chairman of the salaried employees' union in the private sector, in 1948 he became chairman of the salaried insurance company, in 1955 president of the International Confederation of Private Employees, in 1959 vice president of the Austrian trade union confederation and president of the main association of the Austrian Federation Social security agencies . From 1962 he was honorary chairman of the ÖGB .
From 1945 to 1962 he was a member of the National Council , from 1961 to 1962 he was the second president of the National Council .
In the 2nd district of Vienna , the street in which the main office of the pension insurance company is located is named after him. Also named after him is the street of the rehabilitation center in Hochegg (Grimmenstein municipality) belonging to the pension insurance institution.
literature
- Guenther Steiner: A man and his plan. Friedrich Hillege is a member of the Austrian social security system. Study on behalf of the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions . Verlag des ÖGB Vienna 2013. ISBN 978-3-7035-1589-7 .
Awards
- 1956: Great decoration of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
- 1962: Large silver medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Friedrich Hillege is on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Friedrich Hillegeist. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
- Parliamentary debates with Friedrich Hillegeist in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hillegeist, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Trade unionist and Austrian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 1973 |
| Place of death | Vienna |