Peter Mandorfer

Peter Mandorfer (born April 19, 1885 in Waldneukirchen , Upper Austria ; † July 30, 1953 in Linz , Upper Austria) was an Austrian politician .

Life

Peter Mandorfer grew up as the son of a peasant couple in simple circumstances, so that he had to work in his parents' business after attending elementary and community school . He married in 1911. During the First World War , Mandorfer served as a soldier in Serbia and Russia , but escaped captivity .

Immediately after his return to Austria in 1919 he was elected mayor of his home community Waldneukirchen; at the same time he was also elected as a member of the Christian Social Party (CSP) in the Upper Austrian state parliament. In 1929 he was elected President of the Landtag and in 1932 he was elected President of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Agriculture.

On May 15, 1936, Mandorfer, who was now a member of the Fascist Fatherland Front, was sworn in as Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the cabinet of Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg , an office that he held until March 11, 1938.

During the Nazi era , Mandorfer was briefly arrested by the National Socialists . After the war , Mandorfer was re-elected to the Upper Austrian Landtag in 1945, this time as a member of the newly formed Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). At the same time he was elected First President of the State Parliament. Peter Mandorfer held his mandate until his death at the age of 68.

Peter Mandorfer was married and had two children.

Web links

• Biography of Peter Mandorfer on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
• Peter Mandorfer on the website of the Austrian Parliament