Josef Fridl

Josef Fridl (born April 21, 1930 in Braunau am Inn ; † October 20, 2000 in Linz ) was an Upper Austrian politician ( SPÖ ) and party employee. He was a member and second president of the Upper Austrian regional parliament and from 1982 to 1991 regional councilor in the Upper Austrian regional government .

education and profession

Fridl studied at the University of Graz , but did not get a degree there. He worked as an industrial clerk at the United Aluminum Works in Ranshofen and also worked from 1946 to 1954 as a councilor at the chamber for workers and salaried employees for Upper Austria. Between 1968 and 1974 he was also a member of the supervisory board of OKA and subsequently its director, and he was also the chairman of the administrative committee of Sparkasse Braunau am Inn and a member of the board of directors of Sparkasse Braunau am Inn.

Politics and functions

Fridl was active on the local political level as the SPÖ councilor in the city of Braunau am Inn, where he also held the office of mayor between October 23, 1955 and October 22, 1967. On December 10, 1962, he was sworn in as a member of the Upper Austrian state parliament and held this mandate until November 16, 1973. During this time, from October 30, 1968 to November 16, 1973, he was also the chairman of the SPÖ state parliament club. Fridl had previously been elected to the regional council for housing subsidies, housing and settlement law, resettlement, building law, savings banks, etc. on November 17, 1967 and ran this resort until October 24, 1972. On October 24, 1972, he took over after Stefan's resignation Demuth took over the office of Deputy Governor and from this point on he was responsible for the municipalities, personnel, administrative police and auditing departments until he left his position as Deputy Governor on December 5, 1974.

Awards

• Great decoration of the state of Upper Austria
• Ring of honor of the city of Braunau am Inn

literature

• Harry Slapnicka : Upper Austria - The political leadership from 1945 (= contributions to the contemporary history of Upper Austria. 12). Oöla, Linz 1989, ISBN 3-90031-347-4 .

Web links

• Biography of Josef Fridl on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .