Gerhard Praschak

Gerhard Praschak (* 1951 in Traismauer ; † April 26, 1997 in Vienna ) was an Austrian bank manager (director of the Kontrollbank ). The recordings he had sent to various media and political parties before his suicide in April 1997 about political influence over positions in the banking sector and alleged tax evasion caused a sensation. Above all, the bombing of the Lombard Club is attributed to it.

Praschak had previously been the secretary of Chancellor Franz Vranitzky .

Web links

Suicide shakes Austria's politics. In: The world . April 30, 1997, accessed June 9, 2015 .
Gerhard Meck: Deadly carousel. The suicide of a banker frightens the post pushers in Vienna's “intriguing arena”. In: Focus No. 19/1997. May 5, 1997, accessed June 9, 2015 .

Individual evidence

↑ Inquiry by MPs Mag. Graf and another MP to the Federal Minister of Justice regarding investigations into the "Lombard Club" case. (PDF; 17 kB) parlament.gv.at , accessed on August 15, 2010 : "The Lombard Club moved into the public eye in spring 1997 after the suicide of Kontrollbank boss Gerhard Praschak"
↑ Knowledge: The Lombard Club as a fixed ritual. In: derstandard.at . Retrieved on August 15, 2010 : "The Lombard Club Causa was made public by the former Kontrollbank boss Gerhard Praschak: Before he committed suicide at the end of April 1997, he sent relevant documents and records about the" Club of Perjury Farmers ", such as the bankers named their club jokingly, as a kind of estate to various media. "
↑ The EU asks the "Lombard Club" to pay for it soon. In: Berliner Zeitung . September 30, 1999, accessed on June 9, 2015 : “It was just a coincidence that this round of the so-called“ Lombard Club ”became significant in retrospect: Gerhard Praschak, board member of Österreichische Kontrollbank AG, also took part, and he made himself Notes on every single item on the agenda. "

personal data
SURNAME	Praschak, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian bank manager
DATE OF BIRTH	1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Traismauer
DATE OF DEATH	April 26, 1997
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Inquiry by MPs Mag. Graf and another MP to the Federal Minister of Justice regarding investigations into the "Lombard Club" case. (PDF; 17 kB) parlament.gv.at , accessed on August 15, 2010 : "The Lombard Club moved into the public eye in spring 1997 after the suicide of Kontrollbank boss Gerhard Praschak"

[2] Knowledge: The Lombard Club as a fixed ritual. In: derstandard.at . Retrieved on August 15, 2010 : "The Lombard Club Causa was made public by the former Kontrollbank boss Gerhard Praschak: Before he committed suicide at the end of April 1997, he sent relevant documents and records about the" Club of Perjury Farmers ", such as the bankers named their club jokingly, as a kind of estate to various media. "

[3] The EU asks the "Lombard Club" to pay for it soon. In: Berliner Zeitung . September 30, 1999, accessed on June 9, 2015 : “It was just a coincidence that this round of the so-called“ Lombard Club ”became significant in retrospect: Gerhard Praschak, board member of Österreichische Kontrollbank AG, also took part, and he made himself Notes on every single item on the agenda. "