Josef Pfaller
Josef Pfaller (born March 16, 1908 in Hohenwarth in Lower Austria , † January 7, 1968 in Linz ) was an Austrian politician of the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ).
education and profession
After attending elementary school and community school , the son of a master binder attended a training school and a mechanical engineering school. Then he learned the trade of an electromechanic . He later became a foreman .
Political functions
- State party secretary of the SPÖ Lower Austria 1946–1957
Political mandates
- 5 November 1949 to 15 March 1958: Member of the Federal Council ( V. , VI. , VII. And VIII. Legislative period), Social Democratic Party
Others
Between 1934 and 1938, during the Austro-Fascist corporate state , Josef Pfaller had various police and court sentences and was imprisoned in the detention camp in Wöllersdorf . In August 1939 he was arrested as part of an arrest by the Gestapo against the illegal organization " Revolutionary Socialists ". From September 1939 to March 1940 he was a prisoner in Buchenwald concentration camp . He was released in March 1940.
Web links
- Josef Pfaller on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Individual evidence
- ^ Matricula Online - Taufen, Hohenwarth 1899-1930, entry no. 6, 2nd column
- ^ Social Democrats in Buchenwald Concentration Camp 1937-1945. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfaller, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohenwarth , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th January 1968 |
| Place of death | Linz |