Josef Fink (politician, 1909)

Josef Anton Fink (born November 1, 1909 in Bezau ; † July 11, 1983 there ) was an Austrian politician ( VF / ÖVP ) and locksmith. From 1945 to 1949 he was a member of the Vorarlberg state parliament and community representative in Bezau.

education and profession

Fink first attended elementary school in his home town of Bezau and then switched to the agricultural training school. As a result, however, he learned the trade of a locksmith in his parents' company from 1923. After completing his apprenticeship, he later passed the master craftsman's examination as a locksmith and in 1938 acquired the license examination for the installation trade. He worked as a master locksmith and licensed plumber and was drafted into service during World War II in 1940. He returned from French captivity in 1945 and was subsequently back to his learned profession as a locksmith and plumber.

Politics and functions

From 1933 to 1938 Fink was a member of the Fatherland Front, the dominant party during the time of Austrofascism . After his return from service in World War II, he became a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in 1945 and joined the Austrian Workers 'and Employees' Association (ÖAAB), one of the four sub-groups of the ÖVP. He worked in local politics from 1947 to 1950 as a member of the Bezau municipal council and as a member of the Bregenz constituency from December 11, 1945 to October 24, 1949, he was a member of the Vorarlberg state parliament, in which he was an active member of the agricultural committee. Furthermore, from 1952 to 1977 he was the representative of the Bregenzerwald and a member of the regional management of the ÖAAB Vorarlberg.

Private

Fink was born the son of the mayor of Bezau, Peter Fink, and his wife Theresia, née Fröis. He married Hildegard Natter on October 29, 1951 and between 1952 and 1966 had four sons and six daughters. Fink died in 1983 after a mountain accident in the Schönenbach mountain pass .

Web links

• Biography of Josef Finks in the parliamentary documents of the Vorarlberg state parliament.