Peter Stoppacher
Peter Stoppacher (born August 1, 1925 in Baierdorf bei Anger , Styria , † August 24, 2008 there ) was an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ).
Life
Peter Stoppacher, son of farmers , visited in Anger , the compulsory school , and began thereafter to work on the farm with their parents. In 1942 he found work as an employee at ELIN in Weiz ; In 1944 he even passed the entrance examination at the higher technical federal teaching and research institute in Graz-Gösting . Shortly before the end of the Second World War , Stoppacher also had to serve in the Wehrmacht . In May 1945 he was taken prisoner by the United States , from which he was released in October of the same year.
After initially working as a farmer again, Stoppacher became secretary of the Austrian Association of Municipalities for Styria in 1949 .
At the local political level, he became municipal secretary of Baierdorf in 1955. Two years later, in 1957, he moved to the People's Party in the Municipal Council of Anger one; a position he held for 38 years until 1995. In 1965 he successfully ran for the office of mayor . Stoppacher held this position for 30 years, until 1995.
In 1975 he was sworn in in Vienna as a member of the Federal Council, of which he was to remain until 1981. From 1981 to 1986 he sat for the ÖVP for a legislative period in the Styrian state parliament .
Peter Stoppacher was married and the father of six children.
He died shortly after his 83rd birthday.
Awards
Web links
- Peter Stoppacher on the website of the Austrian Parliament
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stoppacher, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baierdorf near Anger , Styria |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 2008 |
| Place of death | Baierdorf near Anger , Styria |