Leopold Spitzer (politician)

Leopold "Leo" Spitzer (born April 29, 1918 in Laakirchen ; † September 16, 2012 ) was an Austrian politician and social democratic mayor of Wels .

After attending elementary and secondary school, he did a commercial apprenticeship in Gmunden. He was unable to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a teacher, so he began a career as an official at the post office .

During the Second World War he was captured by the Americans in France , from which he returned in autumn 1945.

In October 1945 he began to work for the city of Wels and made it to the Oberamtsrat and head of city accounting. He also attended the grammar school for working people, which he graduated with an excellent Matura .

On January 11, 1963, he was elected mayor to succeed Oskar Koss . He won re-elections in 1967, 1973 and 1979 by an overwhelming majority and held office until 1982, making him the longest-serving mayor of Wels in the Second Republic .

During his term of office, the statute was awarded in the town hall on January 18, 1964, and Wels became a statutory town .

The sprightly pensioner devoted himself to his hobby, gardening, and continued to be involved in the Wels-Lichtenegg Pensioners ' Association . He was an honorary citizen of Wels.

Spitzer died on September 16 at the age of 95.

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Wels mourns the loss of the former mayor Spitzer. OÖ Nachrichten, accessed on September 18, 2012.
2. ↑ Leopold Spitzer ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Honorary citizen Leopold Spitzer died at the 94th Wels District Bulletin, accessed on October 1, 2012.

predecessor	Office	successor
Oskar Koss	Mayor of Wels 1963–1982	Karl Bregartner