Josef Witternigg
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Josef Witternigg (born January 12, 1881 in Bleiburg , † February 28, 1937 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP).
education and profession
After attending elementary school , he learned to be a hat maker . He attended popular university courses at the University of Vienna and completed his studies in economics and history as an extraordinary student (four semesters). He became a tourist guide and party secretary of the SDAP Salzburg.
Life
Josef Witternigg was married to the social democratic politician Anna (née Schwabeneder). They had two children, Margarethe and Josef.
After the crushing of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) in February 1934, Josef Witternigg was one of the key figures in the SDAP's exit in Salzburg without a fight. Although there was a strike ban that the authoritarian Engelbert Dollfuss government had decreed on April 21, 1933 for all federal and public welfare operations, the party executive in Vienna called for a general strike. The state headquarters was bugged by the police for "preventive reasons", and Josef Witternigg was arrested as head of the general strike on February 12, 1934 on "suspicion of the crime of high treason ", but released again on May 25, 1934 and "released" on February 25, 1935 " put out of pursuit ”. A request for compensation was rejected on March 28, 1935, because the "suspicion was not refuted". An objection was not granted on June 5, 1935, and he was refused permission to leave for Czechoslovakia. He died on February 28, 1937 because he suffered serious health problems as a result of political persecution under the Austrian dictatorship. For this reason, his wife was entitled to victim assistance after World War II. She died on May 29, 1967.
Political functions
- 1918: Member of the provisional Salzburg state assembly and member of the Salzburg state parliament , regional councilor of the state government Winkler
Political mandates
- March 4, 1919 to November 9, 1920: Member of the Constituent National Assembly , SDAP
- November 10, 1920 to October 1, 1930: Member of the National Council ( 1st , 2nd and 3rd legislative period ), SDAP
- December 2, 1930 to February 17, 1934: Member of the National Council ( IV legislative period ), SDAP
Web links
- Josef Witternigg on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Biography on the website of Stolpersteine Salzburg
- Josef Witternigg in the Salzburgwiki
Individual evidence
- ^ Matricula Online - Bleiburg, Birth Book IX, 1880–1899, page 6, 3rd line
- ^ Gert Kerschbaumer: Josef Witternigg. Stolpersteine Salzburg - An Art Project for Europe by Gunter Demnig, accessed on June 8, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Witternigg, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SdP), member of the National Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bleiburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1937 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |