Karl Grünner

Karl Grünner (born December 30, 1932 in Linz ; † October 22, 2003 ibid) was an Upper Austrian , social democratic politician.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1953, Grünner attended the federal teacher training institute and then worked as a primary and secondary school teacher in Linz and Linz-Land. His political career began in 1954 when he worked alongside his teaching job for the Social Democratic Party, where he was involved in the education sector. He was first representative of young teachers in the socialist teachers' association. He also studied psychology at the University of Vienna. He completed this course in 1966 with a Dr. phil. from. After receiving his doctorate, he worked as a school psychologist and high school teacher. Eventually he became deputy chairman of the Upper Austrian Socialist Teachers' Association, and deputy chairman of the SPÖ section at Andreas-Hofer-Platz.

In 1973 he was elected to the Upper Austrian state parliament, from 1978 he was deputy chairman of the SPÖ district organization Linz-Land and state education chairman. His responsibilities in the state parliament were from 1979 to 1982 a. a. Conservation, healthcare, price monitoring, and community affairs. He was already acting regional councilor when he became deputy governor, he exercised this function from October 1982 to October 1993 ( regional government Ratzenböck II , III , IV ).

Grünner was seen as conciliatory, accommodating and open. In 1993 he left politics. A special concern for him was the social, economic and socio-political life in Linz and he campaigned specifically for state subsidies for the construction of the Linz ice rink and the stadium renovation .

St. Barbara-Friedhof Linz - Grave of Provincial Councilor Karl Grünner

Grünner died on October 22nd, 2003 after a long and serious illness. The politician, who was unmarried throughout his life, was buried in a grave of honor at the St. Barbara cemetery in Linz .

Awards (selection)

• 1984 Ring of Honor of the City of Linz
• 1986 honorary citizen of the municipality of Perwang am Grabensee
• 1991 Sport badge of honor from the city of Linz
• 1993 Great Golden Decoration of Honor from the Province of Upper Austria

Web links

• Biography of Karl Grünner on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
• Information on the homepage of the University of Linz ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• Obituary on the homepage of the city of Linz