Johann Gudenus (politician)

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Johann Gudenus (2012)

Johann Baptist Björn "Joschi" Gudenus (born July 20, 1976 in Vienna ) is a former Austrian politician (formerly FPÖ ). From 2005 to 2015 he was a member of the Vienna State Parliament and a member of the Vienna City Council . From 2010 to 2015 he was club chairman of the Viennese free municipal councils and member of the state parliament. From 2015 to 2017 he was Vice Mayor, Deputy Governor and (non-executive) City Councilor of Vienna. From December 20, 2017, he was a member of the National Council and there was executive club chairman of the FPÖ. Due to the Ibiza affair and the corrupting attitude revealed in it, as well as the statement that further videos discrediting him were to be expected, Gudenus resigned from all his offices in May 2019 and left the FPÖ.

Life

Origin and education

Johann Gudenus comes from the formerly noble Gudenus family and is one of four sons of the former FPÖ politician and colonel of the Austrian army, John Gudenus , a legally convicted Holocaust denier . He is also the grandson of Johann Baptist Gudenus , an Olympic athlete from the 1930s and SA member, and on the maternal side the grandson of Leopold Bilogan , also a colonel in the Austrian Armed Forces.

After attending grammar school at the Theresian Academy , which he graduated with the Matura in 1995 , Gudenus then studied law at the University of Vienna . In 2002 he completed his studies with a master’s degree and completed his legal practice in 2003 . During his studies, Gudenus regularly attended summer courses at Lomonossow University in Moscow and in 2004 received a language certificate from the Russian Ministry of Education. Gudenus attended the Diplomatic Academy Vienna , where he graduated in 2005 with a Master of Advanced International Studies (MAIS).

Political activity

Through his father, Johann Gudenus came into contact with politics early on and was initially active in the Ring Freedom Youth Austria (RFJ). As early as 1993 he became deputy chairman and general secretary of the RFJ Lower Austria and remained in this position until 1997. In 1998 he moved to Vienna and was chairman of the RFJ Vienna between 1998 and 2003 and from 2005 onwards. From 2000 Gudenus was Federal Deputy Chairman of the RFJ, from 2003 to 2009 he was its Federal Chairman.

Johann Gudenus was also active in district politics. Between 1996 and 2001 he was District Councilor on Alsergrund and from 2001 to 2005 District Councilor on Wieden . From November 25, 2005, Gudenus was also a member of the Vienna State Parliament and a member of the Vienna City Council. Until 2010 he was parliamentary group chairman in the committee for youth, education, information and sport and a member of the culture committee. From 2010 to 2015 he was the chairman of the FPÖ Town Hall Club and a member of the integration committee.

In addition to his mandates, Gudenus also had numerous internal party functions. From 1997 he was a member of the regional party leadership of the FPÖ Vienna, from 2002 a member of the regional party board of the FPÖ Vienna, from 2003 a member of the federal party board and from 2004 district party chairman of the FPÖ Wieden. From 2008 he was security spokesman for the FPÖ Vienna.

In the course of the coalition negotiations between ÖVP and FPÖ after the 2017 National Council election , Gudenus was named as one of those FPÖ politicians who were rejected by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen as minister - because they were not ministerial.

Political positioning

According to Heribert Schiedel from the Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance , Gudenus is largely responsible for the right-wing extremist character of the FPÖ and its youth organization. In 2002 he wrote in the announcement for a lecture by Richard Melisch, who, according to the DÖW, repeatedly spoke in right-wing extremist circles, of an "enlightenment" about the "state terrorism" of Israel . In 2004 Gudenus criticized an increasing number of naturalizations and spoke in this context of "systematic re- population ", the latter is a term borrowed from the National Socialist politics of nationality.

In 2009 Gudenus gave a lecture at an event organized by the right-wing extremist working group for democratic politics on the subject of the prevailing ideological terrorism .

In a speech in September 2013 on the subject of immigration, Gudenus said: “Now it's time to say 'Stick out of the bag!' for all asylum fraudsters, criminals, illegal foreigners, criminal Islamists and left-wing screamers! ”Now we will“ clean up our beautiful Austria ”. Gudenus justified this later with the fact that it was "just a metaphor from the Brothers Grimm with table, deck you , club out of the sack". This is "an analogy", one wants "that the rule of law takes tough action when Pakistani occupy the Votive Church ."

The FPÖ Vienna was convicted in October 2014 for the second time this year for defamation. Gudenus had claimed in a press release about the spokesman for SOS Mitmensch , Alexander Pollak , that "only illegal foreigners are important to him (...) because he, like the smuggling mafia, does good business with them". In the first court case, too, the injured party was Pollak.

In a newspaper interview in May 2018, Gudenus claimed that there were "valid rumors" that the US billionaire George Soros was involved in "targeted support of migrant flows to Europe". He supported NGOs that are jointly responsible for mass migration to Europe. The statements in the interview were taken up and criticized by some personalities. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen dismissed the statements of FPÖ club chairman Johann Gudenus as "simply ridiculous" and noted that he was scientifically interested in what a "valid rumor" was. In a speech by the writer Michael Köhlmeier on the day of remembrance against violence and racism in memory of the victims of National Socialism in the Vienna Hofburg just a few days later, he said in the presence of Gudenus: “The term 'valid rumor' will be included in the dictionary of infamy and defamation come ”alluding to Gudenus' testimony against Soros.

Gudenus himself describes his rhetoric as follows: "I always make sure that I hit the mark so that I don't come into conflict with the law."

International Relations

In 2010 Gudenus took part in the election campaign of the Hungarian right-wing extremist Jobbik .

In February 2012, Gudenus and his party colleague Johannes Huebner visited Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Russian republic of Chechnya . He then agreed with Kadyrov that the Chechens in Austria were “almost exclusively asylum fraudsters and economic refugees” who could return safely because, according to Gudenus, there were “no signs of war or discrimination” in Chechnya. The visit generated massive criticism, including from Amnesty International (AI). The Austrian Foreign Ministry described the trip as "absurd" and "without any foreign policy relevance".

In March 2014 he traveled, again with Hübner and Ewald Stadler , as an “ election observer ” to the Ukraine for a referendum on the status of Crimea . This trip was organized by the Belgian right-wing extremist Luc Michel 's Eurasian Observatory for Democracy and Elections (EODE) based in Belgium, which had already organized similar missions to Russia in the past. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which otherwise sends election observers around the world at the invitation of government agencies, refused an observer mission because the request came from those in power in Crimea under the leadership of Sergei Aksyonov , who were neither internationally recognized nor in their name the Ukrainian government acted. A secession in Crimea was seen as a breach of international law . Gudenus, Hübner and Stadler confirmed that the referendum was legitimate and that it was carried out without “pressure or coercion”. They explained the glass ballot boxes , the fact that they were filled out openly and the lack of envelopes for the ballot papers as local conditions.

In January 2018, Gudenus provoked with a visit to the Republika Srpska on the occasion of the unconstitutional Bosnian-Serbian "national holiday".

Controversy

In August 2018, Gudenus filed a complaint against an Afghan asylum seeker who he believed had liked a terrorist organization on Facebook . The person reported had recently been visited at his workplace by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen , who wanted to support an initiative against the deportation of asylum seekers in apprenticeship training. The Kronen Zeitung headlined model apprentice now case for the protection of the constitution . However, the responsible public prosecutor found that the wrong person had been reported by Gudenus. After initial hesitation, Gudenus expressed his “regret” for the apprentice reported and published a “correction”.

Ibiza affair

In connection with the Ibiza affair around Heinz-Christian Strache and Gudenus, the latter, who had also been there, announced on May 18, 2019 - a few minutes after Strache - on ORF, his resignation from his political offices as member of parliament and club chairman, including his party offices on. On May 19, he also resigned from the FPÖ after it became known that he had been in contact with the alleged Russian oligarch for a long time.

Suspicion of bribery

In connection with a suspicion of bribery and corruptibility against Peter Sidlo , having made it to the CFO of Casinos Austria through political assurances regarding the Vienna Gambling Act , on August 12, 2019, according to a confirmation by the economic and corruption prosecutor , a house search of, among others, Gudenus took place.

Novomatic AG responded to this accusation as follows: “It is known that the elections in Vienna are planned for 2020. The government constellation is therefore completely open, and a politician would therefore not be able to make such promises. In addition, it should be noted that NOVOMATIC has not spoken to any politician about such a thing and has no more economic interest in such a regulation in Vienna. "

Private

Johann Gudenus has three brothers and a son from his first marriage. In 2016 he married Tajana Tajčić of Serbian origin in Banja Luka , and in 2017 he was ecclesiastically ( Serbian Orthodox ) . She gave birth to a daughter on April 4, 2018.

He is a member of the German national beating student association Wiener pennale Burschenschaft Vandalia . Heinz-Christian Strache was his personal father . His couleur name is " Wotan ". In the 1990s in Vienna, along with Strache and Christian Böhm-Ermolli, he was one of the key figures in the new right “ Conservative Club ”.

Web links

Commons : Johann Gudenus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Gudenus: A hardliner named Joschi , Kurier, accessed on August 7, 2020
  2. ^ FPÖ politician Johann Gudenus: Strache's man for the rough , Süddeutsche Zeitung, accessed on August 7, 2020
  3. ↑ According to the scandal video: Johann Gudenus also resigns from all offices. In: Small newspaper . May 18, 2019, accessed May 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Leila Al-Serori , Oliver Das Gupta, Peter Münch , Frederik Obermaier , Bastian Obermayer : It wasn't just one evening. In: sueddeutsche.de. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Gudenus resigns from the FPÖ. In: ORF.at , May 19, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ Ibiza scandal: Gudenus leaves FPÖ, Vilimsky does not rule out Strache's comeback. In: Tiroler Tageszeitung , May 19, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Mag. John Gudenus, biography. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Johann Baptist Gudenus - Olympic Bobsleigh | Austria. June 11, 2016, accessed January 15, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Gudenus 2. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Gudenus and Vilimsky not ministrabel , article on ORF .at from November 15, 2017
  11. ↑ Saskia Jungnikl, Benedict Narodoslawsky: Lightning Blue Blood. In: date . March 1, 2011, archived from the original on July 14, 2017 ; Retrieved July 2, 2014 .
  12. ^ DÖW - Recognize - Right-Wing Extremism - News from the Far Right , January 2002
  13. ↑ a b c Christa Zöchling: FPÖ: Johann Gudenus, the uncanny number two www.profil.at, August 7, 2015
  14. ↑ Der Standard: Gudenus: "Systematic Umvolkung" , April 15, 2004
  15. ^ Minutes of the meeting of the Vienna City Council on December 16, 2011, p. 101
  16. ^ Documentation archive of the Austrian Resistance: AFP Academy with prominent participation? , October 2013
  17. ↑ Profil.at: Heinz-Christian Strache: It wasn't enough for second place, September 30, 2013
  18. ^ DiePresse.com: Johann Gudenus: Migrants save the SPÖ , October 8, 2013
  19. ^ FPÖ Vienna convicted of sending Gudenus , October 15, 2014
  20. ↑ FPÖ club boss Gudenus: controlled migration? "Soros possible actor" diepresse.com , April 20, 2018.
  21. ↑ Van der Bellen calls Gudenus-Soros-Sager "simply ridiculous" ( Memento from May 9, 2018 in the web archive archive.today )
  22. ↑ Writer Köhlmeier settles accounts with the FPÖ ( Memento from May 9, 2018 in the web archive archive.today )
  23. ^ Der Standard : FPÖ delegation visits Chechen President Kadyrov , February 7, 2012
  24. ↑ Ralf Leonardo: Clear bill from the right. In: the daily newspaper . February 10, 2012, accessed February 13, 2012 .
  25. ^ ORF : "Peace and Quiet" in Grozny , February 9, 2012
  26. ^ Der Standard : Excitement about FPÖ visit to Kadyrov , February 8, 2012
  27. ↑ Kleine Zeitung : Stadler does not know who paid for his trip to Crimea , March 18, 2014
  28. ↑ profile : Crimean observer: FPÖ MPs mediated by Moscow agencies , March 24, 2014
  29. ↑ Der Standard : OSCE does not send election observers to Crimean referendum on March 11, 2014
  30. ^ Die Presse : FPÖ and Stadler as "election observers": Referendum is "legitimate" , March 16, 2014.
  31. ↑ Gudenus trip causes sharp criticism. orf.at , January 10, 2018.
  32. ↑ Die Presse: FPÖ allegations against apprentice wrong: No apology from Gudenus , September 6, 2018
  33. ↑ Gudenus also resigns from all offices. ORF, May 18, 2019
  34. ^ Raid at Strache, Gudenus & Co because of Casinos-Postenschachers Standard on August 13, 2019
  35. ^ Comment by NOVOMATIC AG on the allegations that have been rumored, boerse-express.com dated August 14, 2019
  36. ↑ Christa Zöchling : Milieu studies . In: Profile . March 18, 2013, p. 36-38 .
  37. ↑ Austrijski političar oženio prelepu Srpkinju. In: alo.rs, accessed on November 17, 2017.
  38. ^ FPÖ club chairman Johann Gudenus and Ms. Tajana im Babyglück In: vienna.at , April 5, 2018. Accessed April 16, 2018.
  39. ^ Marion Kraske: Heinz-Christian Strache - Rise of a hate preacher. In: The time . May 27, 2011, accessed March 19, 2014 .
  40. ^ Johann Gudenus: Controversial blue hope for the future. In: Die Presse , accessed December 25, 2012.
  41. ↑ David Krutzler, Katharina Mittelstaedt: Portrait: Straches Stadthalter Johann Gudenus , Der Standard from July 21, 2018, accessed on July 25, 2018
  42. ↑ Model students with a radical past. In: The press. December 31, 2010, archived from the original on July 7, 2018 .;
  43. ↑ Rainer Springenschmid: Die Kuschelrechte , FM4 .at of November 8, 2012, accessed on July 25, 2018
  44. ↑ Nina Horaczek: Wotan, very far above , Der Falter of November 24, 2010, accessed on July 25, 2018
  45. ↑ Jerome Trebing: “Storm songs against modernity. Notes on the history of the reception of the Neofolk music genre by the 'Identitaries' in German-speaking countries ”, in: Judith Goetz, Joseph Maria Sedlacek, Alexander Winkler: Untergangster des Abendlandes. Ideology and reception of the right-wing extremist 'identitarians'. Marta Press, Hamburg 2017, p. 385 .
personal data
SURNAME Gudenus, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gudenus, Johann Baptist Björn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament, member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna