Othmar Knapp

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Othmar Knapp (born October 31, 1940 in Groß Gerungs ; † April 26, 2008 in Waidhofen an der Thaya ) was an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ) and commercial employee. From 1992 to 1993 he was a member of the Lower Austrian state parliament .

Life

After elementary school, Knapp attended a secondary school and then graduated from a commercial school. He worked as a commercial clerk and between 1972 and 1992 served as district party secretary. In addition, he was a councilor in Raabs an der Thaya from 1975 , councilor for culture from 1980 and mayor from April 1995 to August 31, 2004. He represented the ÖVP from December 1, 1992 as the successor to Harald Wittig in the state parliament, but left the state parliament on June 7, 1993 after the state elections in Lower Austria in 1993 .

Awards

  • Badge of honor and rings of honor of the municipality of Raabs an der Thaya
  • Gold medal of merit for services to the Lower Austrian Association of Community Representatives
  • Winner of the Golden Decoration of Honor of the ÖVP Lower Austria
  • Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria (2004)

Works

  • 900 years of settlement area - 50 years of the city of Raabs an der Thaya. City of Raabs ad Thaya, Raabs ad Thaya 1976

literature

  • Lower Austria Landtag Directorate (ed.): Biographical manual of the Lower Austrian Landtag and the Lower Austrian provincial government 1921–2000 (= Lower Austria publications. Volume 128). Lower Austria Landtag Directorate , St. Pölten 2000, ISBN 3-85006-127-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Knapp, Othmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Great Gerungs
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 2008
Place of death Waidhofen an der Thaya