Gustav Scherbaum
Gustav Scherbaum (born July 26, 1906 in Vienna ; † May 10, 1991 ) was an Austrian politician and from February 9, 1960 to April 24, 1973 mayor of Graz .
Life
On mediation by the Vienna Employment Office , Scherbaum came to the hat factory Josef Pichler & Sons in 1930 as a dyeing technician in the capital of Styria and studied chemistry at the Graz Technical University (graduated in 1940 with a graduate engineer). Scherbaum stayed in Graz after the war, was entrusted with planning work for the new waterworks in 1946 and was finally deputy head of the Graz gasworks.
Scherbaum was politically active on the part of the SPÖ . In 1953 he was elected city councilor and in 1960 he was elected mayor to succeed Eduard Speck, who was retiring . Scherbaum's political career was successful for a long time, he ruled with an absolute majority. When the question of the route of the Pyhrnautobahn through Graz became virulent and a citizens' initiative protested against the "cutting up" of the Eggenberg district , the communal FPÖ and later also the ÖVP took their position, however Scherbaum represented the route originally planned for technical reasons and left it Check the signatures of a referendum against the Eggenberger Trasse by the magistrate.
It turned out that in fact about a third of the signatures came from unauthorized persons, but the outrage over this control action was so great that Scherbaum's party suffered serious losses in the municipal council elections on February 25, 1973, and the election winners FPÖ and ÖVP agreed on Alexander Götz as mayor. Gustav Scherbaum was thus, shortly before Felix Slavik in Vienna, the victim of a wave of public resentment against the technocratic politics of the 1960s.
The personally highly respected local politician became an honorary citizen of the city of Graz on February 2, 1974. Scherbaum was also one of the leading chess players in Styria for decades .
Awards
- 1964: Honorary Senator of the University of Graz
- Ring of Honor of the State of Styria
- 1991 honorary citizen of Graz
Publications
- Memories of a Graz mayor. Verlag Styria, Graz 1985, ISBN 3-222-11656-3 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherbaum, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SPÖ), Mayor of Graz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1991 |