Johann Gassner
Johann Gassner (born December 3, 1933 in Vienna ; † July 5, 1985 there ) was an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ). Gassner was 1969-1975 member of the Bundesrat and 1975-1985 Member of the National Council .
Gassner attended compulsory school and a grammar school before he switched to HTL Mödling . There he became a member of the MKV association Tuistonia . In 1952 he passed the Matura, after which he was an employee of the Lower Austrian Federal Road Administration in the planning department. Furthermore, he was involved between 1964 and 1968 as a deputy chairman of the central staff representation of the Lower Austrian state employees. In addition, from 1967 he was a member of the regional board of the ÖAAB Lower Austria and the federal management of the ÖAAB, from 1967 to 1970 state secretary of the ÖAAB Lower Austria and between 1971 and 1972 deputy general secretary of the ÖAAB. In 1975 he was promoted to General Secretary of the ÖAAB, in 1979 he took over the office of Vice President of the ÖGB .
Within the party Gassner was active from 1965 as city party chairman of the ÖVP Mödling and from 1967 worked as a member of the state party leadership of the ÖVP Lower Austria. In addition, Gassner represented the ÖVP from 1965 to 1975 as a city councilor and parliamentary group leader in Mödling and held the office of mayor from 1973 to 1975. Between November 20, 1969 and November 5, 1975, he was Federal Councilor and between December 6, 1973 and November 4, 1975, he was Deputy Chairman of the Federal Council. After that he was a member of the National Council from November 4, 1975 and July 5, 1985. After his death, the Christian clubhouse in Vienna-Josefstadt - in which the Christian trade unionists and the ÖAAB , as well as other Christian associations had and still have their seat - was named after him. Today it is called the Johann Gassner House.
Awards
- 1976: Honorary member of the Catholic student association OkaV Rhaeto-Danubia Vienna in the ÖCV .
- 1977: Great Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Johann Gassner on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gassner, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th July 1985 |
| Place of death | Vienna |