Josef Lauritsch
Josef Lauritsch (born April 17, 1918 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , Carinthia ; † December 27, 2003 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician ( VdU , later FPÖ ).
Life
Josef Lauritsch grew up in Klagenfurt, where he attended elementary school from 1924 to 1928 and then went to grammar school until 1937 . After graduation he entered the 1937 federal army one, but had only a year later, after the annexation of Austria as a soldier of the Wehrmacht serve. Only in 1945 did he return home to Austria after the war , where he settled in Graz.
In 1945 Lauritsch began studying political science at the University of Graz ; He received his doctorate in 1950 . In 1950 Lauritsch found work as a consultant in the Styrian Chamber of Labor ; from 1951 to 1954 he sat on the board there.
Politically, Lauritsch felt close to the so-called "Right Camp". So he joined the Association of Independents (VdU), later the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ); whose country spokesman for social issues he was from 1950 to 1959.
Lauritsch held his first political mandate from 1952 to 1953, when he was a member of the Graz municipal council for a few months . Then Lauritsch was sworn in as a member of the Federal Council in Vienna . It remained so from April 1953 to April 1957.
Awards
- Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria
- Army service mark
- Great gold medal of the state of Styria
- Great decoration of honor for services to the federal state of Carinthia
Web links
- Josef Lauritsch on the website of the Austrian Parliament
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lauritsch, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (VdU, FPÖ), member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , Carinthia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2003 |
| Place of death | Vienna |