Gertrude Wondrack
Gertrude Wondrack (born March 8, 1920 in Vienna , † July 31, 1971 in Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling , Styria ) was an Austrian trade unionist and politician ( SPÖ ).
Life
Gertrude Wondrack was a seamstress by trade. She joined the SPÖ in 1945. 1946/1947 she worked in the Adlmüller fashion salon in Vienna. When there were union problems there and Wondrack wanted to be fired, she got involved in the union of textile, clothing and leather workers, for which she worked from 1948 to 1963. Since January 1, 1964, she was Federal Women's Secretary of the SPÖ. From 1964 to 1966 she was a member of the Federal Council as a representative of Vienna , then from 1966 to 1971 she was a member of the National Council and chairman of its social committee. She was a member of the federal party executive committee of the SPÖ.
Chancellor Bruno Kreisky appointed her to his first government in April 1970 after his election victory , as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Social Administration headed by Vice Chancellor Rudolf Häuser . In this role she was primarily responsible for public health and was strongly committed to the interests of working women.
On the way back from an appointment in Villach , her company car had a head-on collision on the border between Carinthia and Styria in the summer of 1971, after the car hit the opposite lane on a wet road. Gertrude Wondrack was thrown through the windshield as the passenger and was instantly dead. Two people died in the other car; Wondrack's chauffeur survived the accident.
Honors
Gertrude Wondrack was erected a monument in the form of a portrait bust in Vienna, 13th district , in Maygasse in the Speising district . In 2006 the city administration named the Gertrude-Wondrack-Platz in the "Kabelwerk" , 12th district , district Altmannsdorf , after the politician.
literature
- Ernst Bruckmüller: Persons Lexicon Austria . Vienna 2001
- Kurt Stimmer: The workers of Vienna. A social democratic city guide . Vienna 1988
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 6 . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 2004
- Her death leaves much unfulfilled , in: Arbeiter-Zeitung , Vienna, August 3, 1971, p. 3
Web links
- Gertrude Wondrack on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Gertrude Wondrack. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
- Archive recordings with Gertrude Wondrack in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (parliamentary debates, radio broadcasts)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wondrack, Gertrude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian trade unionist and politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1971 |
| Place of death | Sankt Lorenzen near Scheifling |