State government Wedenig II

The state government of Wedenig II forms the Carinthian state government in the 17th legislative period from its election on November 7, 1949 to the inauguration of the state government of Wedenig III on April 28, 1953.

After the state elections in 1949 , three of the seven government seats each fell to the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). In addition, the electoral party of the Independent (WdU) was represented with a regional council for the first time . With Ferdinand Wedenig , the governor was again provided by the SPÖ, which also sent the second deputy governor and a provincial councilor to the government. In addition to the First Deputy Governor, the ÖVP provided two state councilors. In the allocation of government seats according to the proportional representation system, one seat remained in dispute after the 1949 election due to a constitutional gap between the ÖVP and the WdU. This was finally awarded in a vote in the state parliament at the request of the SPÖ with 28 votes of the ÖVP.

There was a change in the government team in 1952 when Paul Jobst (SPÖ) resigned from his position in a letter dated January 17, 1952. Erwin Pabst was elected for him on January 30, 1952 .

choice

The state government was carried out in the 1st session of the state parliament on November 14, 1949, with Ferdinand Wedenig being elected in a majority vote with 20 of 37 votes. 14 votes remained invalid, 3 were awarded to Hans Herke (SPÖ). The election of the governor's deputy took place in separate elections, with Matthias Krassnig (ÖVP) being elected with 17 of 36 votes in the first ballot . In addition, 4 votes were cast for Hans Herke and 15 invalid votes were cast. In the second ballot, Matthias Krassnig achieved 20 of 36 votes, 4 votes were again for Hans Herke, 12 were invalid. The state councils were elected according to proportional representation and elected by means of sufficiently signed nominations from their state parliament clubs.

Government members

Office	Surname	Political party	Presentations
Governor	Ferdinand Wedenig	SPÖ
1. Deputy Governor	Hans Ferlitsch	ÖVP
2. Deputy Governor	Matthias Krassnig	SPÖ
Provincial Council from January 30, 1952	Erwin Pabst	SPÖ
Provincial Council	Alois Karisch	ÖVP
Provincial Council	Franz Sagaischek	ÖVP
Provincial Council	Abros Lerchbaumer	WdU
Members of the state government who left prematurely
Provincial Council resigns with a letter of January 17, 1952	Paul Jobst	SPÖ	Finances

literature

• Stenographic minutes of the Carinthian Parliament (17th legislative period)